Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with Bacon & Balsamic Fig Glaze

These pan seared Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with hits of bacon and drizzled with a Balsamic Fig Glaze are delicious and couldn't be easier to make.

Brussel Sprouts have enjoyed much popularity these last few years. Win/win because they are so good for you!

Balsamic Fig Glaze

This recipe is so easy because you use a commercial balsamic fig glaze.  If you can't find gourmet glazes easily where you are you can order from Amazon or refer to the Recipe Variation Note 1 for a  substitute for the glaze.

Heating the Brussel Sprouts over medium high heat allows a hint of sweetness to creep in compared to say steaming them.  I think they would be good though steamed with the Balsamic Fig Glaze drizzled over them too.

I have a friend who always ate Brussel Sprouts with white vinegar squirted over them.  They were good like that too!

In this recipe I trimmed the ends of the little heads and took off the first out leaves.  I cut the larger ones in half so they would cook more evenly.

I chopped up the bacon strips and used the bacon to grease the pan.  I added some chopped onion just because everything is better with onion(!) and it adds a bit of sweetness to the mix as well.

This only takes 10-15 minutes to cook up and you don't want to stir it too often. You want to let the sprouts brown up and caramelize so you will need to leave them undisturbed for several minutes.

I served this with this fantastic Jazzed Up Meatloaf  and Loaded Baked Potatoes and it was delicious!

Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic Fig Glaze

It's fast and easy to caramelize brussel sprouts with bacon stove top and then glaze with Balsamic Fig.

Author: Carolyn Hetke

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 7 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 27 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 cups Brussel Sprouts
• ▢ 4 strips bacon
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion
• ▢ Balsamic fig glaze for drizzling

Instructions

• Trim ends of brussel sprouts. Remove outer leaves and halve larger sprouts. Rinse well.
• Rough chop bacon into bits.
• Dice onion.
• Add bacon to large sauce pan over medium high heat and cook about 4 minutes. Add onions and cook another 4 minutes. Bacon should be getting crisp and onions soft.
• Add brussel sprouts and stir to coat with bacon fat. Then allow sprouts to cook undisturbed about 7 minutes. Then stir and allow to cook undisturbed another 5-7 minutes. Sprouts should be brown when they were in contact with the pan.
• Drizzle with Balsamic Fig Glaze and let glaze heat a minute or 2.
• Serve immediatley.

Notes

Note 1:  You can substitute ¼ cup balsamic vinegar and 2 Tbsps fig jam (such as Dalmatia Fig Jam available in European delis).  Heat vinegar and jam over medium high heat, stirring often.  Let mixture reduce about 15 minutes til it thicken to coat the back of a spoon.  Drizzle over Brussel Sprouts and serve.

Nutrition is based on 1 tablespoon or Balsamci Fig glaze drizzled over entire pan of brussel sprouts.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 958mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g

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