Braised Brussels Sprouts Pearl Onions And Chestnuts Food

ROASTED SPROUTS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Tip the onions and sprouts onto a baking sheet, drizzle on the olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss.
• Roast until the vegetables are browned and heated through, about 40 minutes. Garnish with the parsley before serving.

BRAISED BRUSSELS SPROUTS, PEARL ONIONS AND CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add broth and bay leaves. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until onions are tender, 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook fresh Brussels sprouts in large pot of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Drain. (Or cook frozen Brussels sprouts according to package directions.) Rinse with cold water. Drain.
• Add chestnuts to onions, cover and simmer until chestnuts are tender, about 4 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover onion mixture and Brussels sprouts separately and refrigerate. Reheat onion mixture before continuing.) Add Brussels sprouts to onions. Boil until Brussels sprouts are heated through and liquid is syrupy, about 4 minutes. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and serve.

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH PANCETTA & PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Toss Brussels Sprouts with olive oil and season liberally with kosher salt. Roast in oven until sprouts are bright green and tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven.
• While sprouts are roasting, heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat and cook pancetta until browned, about 8 minutes.
• Add the pearl onions and garlic, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring, until onions caramelize and are tender.
• Add the roasted sprouts to the saute pan. Toss well with the pearl onions and pancetta, adjust seasoning to taste and serve immediately.

BRAISED CHESTNUTS AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Steps:

• put a large pot of water to boil the chestnuts.
• cut a x in the shell of the chestnuts(but not the meat of the chestnuts or course).
• boil the chestnuts for 5 minuites.scoop them out of the water with a strainer or a slotted spoon.
• whil the chestnuts are still hot carefully pull off the outer shells.peel off as much of the shell as you can.if some of the nuts will not give up on there shells reheat then try again.
• trim the bottoms of the brussels sprouts.pull away any loose or damaged leaves.
• put 2 quarts of water and the salt in a large saucepan & bring to a boil.
• add the brussels sprouts & boil for 4-5 minuites or until they can be peirced with a fork.
• drain the sprouts & rinse in cold water to halt the cooking proccess.
• put the peeled chestnuts in a large saute pan with the broth and simmer for 5 minuites.don't let the broth boil too hard,this can cause the chestnuts to fall apart.
• when the chestnuts are tender,add the brussels sprouts & cook uncovered fore another 5 minuites.
• serve warm.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium-high heat, saute bacon until it renders its fat and bacon is crispy. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• To the fat remaining in the pan, add Brussels sprouts. Let them sit in the hot pan without stirring for 2-3 minutes, until they are nicely browned. Turn over and repeat.
• Add pearl onions, butter and wine. Cover and cook about 15 minutes. Return bacon to pan and add red wine vinegar. Season to taste.