Maple Bacon Bourbon Brussels Sprouts

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chunk the bacon into small pieces.
  2. 2Fry it.
  3. 3Once the bacon is crisped to your liking, pull it off and place it on a paper towel lined sheet.
  4. 4Carefully pour off excess bacon fat into your coffee cup.
  5. 5Reserve aside about 3 tablespoons in the pan.
  6. 6To the Brussels sprouts, add a little bit of garlic powder and fresh cracked black pepper.
  7. 7Dump the Brussels sprouts into the pan and make sure everything is sitting flat side down.
  8. 8Stir.
  9. 9You want to make sure that the other side now gets crispy.
  10. 10Take them out of the pan.
  11. 11Start the maple bourbon pecan glaze by adding a tablespoon of butter into the pan.
  12. 12Add a little bit of bacon fat as well.
  13. 13Add about a quarter of a cup of maple syrup.
  14. 14Add a half a shooter of bourbon.
  15. 15Chuck in some chopped up maple pecans.
  16. 16Add a pinch of crushed red pepper.
  17. 17Give this a stir and allow it to reduce down for just a minute.
  18. 18Toss some bacon right back in.
  19. 19Toss the Brussels sprouts into the mixture, making sure that everything is well coated.
  20. 20Finish it off with a little bit of flaky sea salt.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bacon
  • a little bit garlic powder
  • fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoons bacon fat
  • 0.25 cup maple syrup
  • 0.5 shooter bourbon
  • chopped up maple pecans
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper
  • a little bit flaky sea salt

Equipment

pancoffee cupspatulatongsspoonfork

Tips

  • Make sure everything is sitting flat side down to allow them to crisp up nicely.
  • You know that your sauce is correct when you can take a spoon, drag it through, and it takes a second before both sides of the sauce meet each other.

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