Brussels Sprouts With Nutmeg & Brown Sugar

Author: Rudi Liebenberg
Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 10
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Dish Type; easy; Main Ingredient; Sides; Vegetables; Vegetarian

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Description

Brussels sprouts are a festive favourite!

Ingredients

500 g fresh Brussels Sprouts
60 g –80 g butter
1 Tbsp (15 ml)water
40 g brown sugar
½ freshly grated nutmeg (for best results use a micro plane)
salt and freshly crushed black pepper
bowl of iced water

Instructions

Cook the Brussels sprouts in salted boiling water until soft, this will take 5 –7 minutes (Tip: cook to your personal taste – if you like them still slightly hard boil for slightly less time)

Remove from the boiling water and refresh in the bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Either leave whole or if preferred, cut in half.

In a saucepan add the sugar with the 1 tablespoon of water and butter. Allow the sugar to dissolve, and to slightly caramelise, then add the Brussels sprouts. Toss in sugar butter and add nutmeg and seasoning.

Rudi Liebenberg

Rudi Liebenberg, executive chef at The Mount Nelson Hotel, decided that he wanted to be a chef because he didn't want to talk to people and 'food doesn't talk back'. In essence, his food speaks so loudly that he need never say another word. His culinary journey covers stints at the Michelangelo, the Sheraton and the Saxon but he has now settled happily in Cape Town with his family and has no plans to return to Johannesburg. His style of cooking is modern, but based on a love of 'real' food - home made pasta, down to earth home cooking with a 'cheffy' twist - fresh, delicious and with a nod to what is seasonal.