Brussels Sprouts With Browned Butter

Description

Brussels sprouts with browned butter, garlic, and cooked red onions make a great side dish or a meal in itself. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds Brussels sprouts
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Add Brussels sprouts; cook until slightly tender
2. 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and run sprouts under cold water to stop the cooking process. Trim ends off each Brussels sprout and slice sprouts in half.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; arrange Brussels sprouts
4. cut-sides down
5. in the hot oil. Season with red pepper flakes
6. salt
7. and black pepper. Cook Brussels sprouts
8. keeping them in the same place
9. until cut sides are browned
10. 7 to 9 minutes.
11. Mix red onion and garlic into Brussels sprouts; cook and stir mixture until Brussels sprouts are cooked through but still firm
12. 10 to 13 more minutes.
13. Place butter in a cold saucepan and place saucepan over medium heat. Cook butter until it begins to bubble and foam
14. about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook while constantly stirring
15. until butter begins to brown
16. 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour browned butter over Brussels sprouts; toss to coat.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 6