Brussels Sprouts à La Carbonara

Name: Brussels Sprouts à La Carbonara
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) heavy cream; 2 small cloves garlic, minced; 1 small bunch fresh parsley, chopped; freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup (50 g) grated Parmesan cheese; 2¼ pounds (1 kg) Brussels sprouts, cleaned and halved; Sea salt; 5¼ ounces (150 g) bacon, diced

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Made Christmas

By Yvette van Boven

Published 2018

About

I know, I know . . . ! There is no cream in a real carbonara.

But let me put it this way: This dish really does resemble a carbonara, and with cream in it you can easily make it in advance and you’ll only have to reheat it before you serve dinner. We’re aiming for ease, and foolproof methods. Christmas cooking should remain fun.

Ingredients

Sea salt
2¼ pounds (1 kg) Brussels sprouts, cleaned and halved
5¼

Europe
Italy
Side dish
Christmas
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the Brussels sprouts and cook them for 10 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and let stand to drain.

Fry the bacon in a skillet. Add the garlic at the last moment and fry for 2 minutes. Combine with the Brussels sprouts.

Mix the cream and cheese and season with pepper. Set eve