Ultimate brussel sprouts with pancetta recipe for Christmas day!

The hardest thing to serve on Christmas day is crunchy brussel sprouts! When there’s so much going on – it’s easy for them to become over-cooked. So our solution is take a tip from the professionals and part-boil them in advance, then quickly pan fry to warm through at the last moment. Prepare for clean plates all round with this Brussel sprouts with pancetta recipe!

SERVES: 8

PREP: 10 MINS

COOK: 8 MINS

Ingredients:

150g diced pancetta
1kg Brussels sprouts, trimmed
25g butter

Method:

Fry the pancetta for 5 mins till crispy, add the chestnuts.
Blanch the brussels sprouts in boiling water for 3 mins, drain and plunge into running cold water, drain, cover and chilll.
To serve, pan-fry the pancetta and Brussels sprouts in the butter for a few mins, to warm through.

PER SERVING: 187 CALS, 11g FAT (4g SATURATED), 13g CARBs