Steamed Brussels Sprouts With Lemony Brown Butter

Name: Steamed Brussels Sprouts With Lemony Brown Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 pint Brussels sprout, halved,outer leaves removed,bottoms trimmed; 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 lemon, grated for rind,then halved

Submitted by Velouria L.

"I tried this recipe when I was on a low-carb diet over a year ago. I was surprised at how great these were. They were the tastiest Brussels sprouts I've ever had. I got the recipe from the Atkins website, and I still use it."

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photo by Bergy

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 4
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 pint Brussels sprout, halved,outer leaves removed,bottoms trimmed
¹⁄₄ cup butter (1/2 stick)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 lemon, grated for rind,then halved

directions

In a medium pot with tight-fitting lid, set a steamer basket over 1 1/2 inches water.
Add Brussels sprouts and steam over high heat until tender, about 10 minutes.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add salt& cook, watching carefully, until butter sizzles, browns slightly, and gives off a nutty aroma.
Squeeze the juice from the lemon halves into the pan and add the zest.
Stir in the Brussels sprouts and cook, shaking the pan occasionally until warmed through.

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Reviews

I use to hate brussel sprouts because mom would cook them until they were olive green and mushy. Tried these last night and absolutely loved them! I had added the grated rind after the butter browned, but they immediately darkened and tasted bitter. I scraped them out of the butter, added the brussel sprouts, then sprinkled new grated rind over the sprouts when serving. Much better results! Linda

lalyea
Great way to prepare brussel sprouts. The lemon is aromatic and flavourful. Mine were a bit bitter but I don't think it had anything to do with the recipe. I will use this recipe again. This recipe was made for 2010 Spring PAC.

GaylaV
Easy tasty recipe - steam the sprouts ahead of time have the butter & lemon ready and 10 minutes before serving finish the sprouts - lovely flavor combination with the lemon, butter & sprouts

Bergy
I didn't change anything about this recipe . It was delicious . Food.com always has the best recipes and it was so simple to make ! It also looked pretty !

Norma L.
delish!

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