Sometimes you can hate something but you still have to deal with it. You know like your team losing in the playoffs or Obama becoming President. That's me and brussel sprouts.
I hate brussel sprouts but the wife loves them. We had them recently when they were shredded like cabbage and she has been after me to cook them for her. When we were on vacation at Seatuck last month we spent a lot of time in "Home Goods" which is a store that Lisa loves to shop in. While I was there I scored a couple of discount cook books that are coming in handy. One was the big titted guinea bitch from the Cooking channel and the other was Jacques Pepin from his PBS show.
In the book he had a brussel sprouts receipe that I adapted for the wife.
Ingredients.
A shitload of brussel sprouts.
Bacon
Olive Oil
Gruyere Cheese
(White Balsamic Vinegar which I added)
Basically you cut your bacon strips into four pieces. Cook until crispy and take out of the pan but keep the oil
Shred the brussel sprouts so it looks like the cabbage in the inside of an eggroll. Toss it into the bacon fat and sautee it up until it is soft and cooked.
Throw the bacon back in and mix it up.
Drizzle on some olive oil for flavor. Then pout on some White Balsamic Vinegar for flavor. Smush it all around.
Serve it warm as a side dish along with a nice t-bone steak.
It came out pretty good.
