Brussels Sprouts Gratin Recipe

Brussels Sprouts Gratin Recipe

Ingredients:
brussels sprouts, raw
bacon, meatless
butter, without salt
cream, fluid, heavy whipping
bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain
butter, without salt

Directions:
PREHEAT OVEN TO 375F.
Prepare the brussels sprouts by cutting a thin slice off the root end of each and then cutting an X in which end so it cooks proportionately inside and out.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, blanch sprouts till they are crisp-tender, about 5 min.
Drain, refresh in ice cool water, and drain again.
(Don't let the sprouts sit in water for more than a minute.)
Saute/fry bacon till limp, not crisp.
Drain and coarsely chop.
Mix the sprouts and bacon together and spread the mix in a buttered gratin dish.
Pour cream over the sprouts-bacon mix and dot with bread crumbs and butter.
Bake for 20 min or possibly till warm.