Description
Brown Sugar Bacon Brussel Sprouts are the perfect mix of savory and sweet. Tangy brussels sprouts are cooked tender on the stovetop with a flavorful brown sugar bacon glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds fresh brussels sprouts
- 5 strips bacon
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock (plus additional if needed)
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp and remove to drain on a paper towel lined plate. (Do not drain skillet.)
- While the bacon is cooking, remove any wilted leaves and excess stems from the brussels sprouts and cut them in half.
- Sauté the brussels sprouts in the bacon drippings until they begin to brown and soften.
- Crumble the cooled bacon into bite sized pieces and add to the brussels sprouts.
- Add garlic, lemon juice, and chicken stock and stir to mix.
- Cover and stir occasionally, allowing the brussels sprouts to simmer/steam until they are fork-tender. Add additional stock if necessary. My brussels sprouts were fork-tender in about 30 – 35 minutes.
- Stir in the brown sugar and soy sauce and stir to coat the brussels sprouts.
- Allow the brussels sprouts to simmer 2 – 3 minutes more.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: side
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 6.3 g
- Sodium: 288 mg
- Fat: 7.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.6 g
- Fiber: 4.3 g
- Protein: 6.4 g
- Cholesterol: 11.6 mg