Basic Garlic Butter Brussels Sprouts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 14 -40 brussels sprouts (7-10 per person)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 if you can, get your brussels sprouts from a store that sells them loose in bins; pick out the smaller, tight sprouts.
• 2 to cook them, clean and trim the sprouts, removing the bottom stem and tougher outside leaves (very important!).
• 3 you've already cut the bottom of the stalk off: now cut an"x" into the bottom of each sprout (about an 1/8 of an inch deep).
• 4 steam the sprouts for about 20 minutes, until they are soft (everybody prefers theirs in their own way, but i cannot stand crunchy brussels sprouts).
• 5 while the sprouts are steaming, sauté the minced garlic in a little bit of butter for about 3 minutes, then combine them into the rest of the melted butter.
• 6 when spouts are done cooking place them in a serving dish, pour the melted garlic butter over the sprouts, season lightly with salt and pepper, and serve.