Caramelized Brussel Sprouts

By bunny_2

Ingredients

• 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• A few generous pinches coarse salt
• Your best, highest-quality olive oil, for serving
• 1/2 lemon, for serving

Details

Servings 4
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

Steam the Brussels sprouts for 7 minutes, or until just tender. Let them cool a bit and then cut each in half lengthwise.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the Brussels sprouts in a single layer cut side down (in batches if necessary). Leave them for 4-5 minutes, allowing them to brown thouroughly and evenly-don't give in to the temptation to stir and toss them. Keep an eye on them though-the key is to have the flame high enough to brown them but low enough not to burn them. When they've browned, flip each one and let the other side get color, an additional 3 minutes or so. Remove to a serving platter, sprinkle with the salt, drizzle with your best olive oil, and squeeze the lemon over the Brussel sprouts, trying to get a bit of juice on each one.