Italian · Side

Buttery Pancetta Brussels Sprouts

Name: Buttery Pancetta Brussels Sprouts
Total time: 54 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 450 g Brussels sprouts; salt, to taste; ½ yellow onion, large, finely chopped; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 30 g pancetta, cut from a slice 6 mm thick; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 120 ml water

Brussels sprouts parboiled, then braised with buttery onion and a little pancetta until the liquid disappears and they begin to brown. A good make-ahead side.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on25 min
Total54 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

450 gBrussels sprouts
to tastesalt
½yellow onion, large, finely chopped
2 tbspunsalted butter
30 gpancetta, cut from a slice 6 mm thick
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
120 mlwater

Contains

Dairy
Onion family (any)
Onion
Cabbage family (any)
Brussels sprouts
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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