Bourbon Glazed Brussels Sprouts
A delicious and amazingly easy brussels sprouts from the Whole Smiths. Paleo friendly, gluten-free and grain-free.
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients
- 1 lb. bacon pieces
- 1 lb. brussels sprouts trimmed and halved
- 1 C. Pacific Foods chicken broth
- 1/4 C. coconut sugar
- 1 shot of whisky
- 1/2 C. chopped pecans
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet on medium high heat
- Once hot add bacon pieces and cook bacon until pieces are slightly crispy and fat has rendered
- Using a slotted spoon removed pieces and set aside
- Pour 1/2 of bacon grease out leaving the other half remaining in hot pan
- Add brussels to the hot grease in pan and toss to coat
- Let brussels sit for a minute to brown and get a good crisp, roughly 1-2 minutes
- Repeat until brussels are crisp and brown on the outside
- Add chicken broth to the pan
- Using a spatula scrape bits off of bottom of pan to deglaze (those are the tasty bits, get them up!!)
- Add the coconut sugar and whiskey and toss to coat
- Bring heat down to medium and let liquid boil away
- Toss in pecan
- Salt to taste and serve