Here is a recipe using Brussels sprouts which is ideal for a winter lunch or supper.

Ingredients for 2 people:

• 14 cleaned Brussels sprouts
• medium onion peeled & chopped
  
• 4 rashers of bacon chopped
• rapeseed oil for frying
• black pepper

Method:

• place the sprouts in boiling water & par-boil until just crunchy (about 8 minutes)
• drain the sprouts
• as the sprouts are cooking, fry the onion and bacon until crunchy in the rapeseed oil
• add the partly cooked sprouts to the frying mixture, and stir in for about 3 minutes
• grind some black pepper over the mixture
• serve!

Time: about 15 minutes from start to finish

We used Bridget sprouts & Woburn Country Foods black back bacon as it gave it a sweet, smoky flavour.

Served with a baked potato, it was a great Sprout Supper!