Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients:

• 1lb of brussels sprouts
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 4 or 5 cloves of garlic (peeled but whole)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Balsamic

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400°
2. Prep: cut ends off and half (long ways) Brussels sprouts and peel off the limp outer leaves
3. In a cast iron skillet heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmery
4. Add in brussels sprouts flat side down and let them be! (Don’t move around because we want a nice brown color on the bottom of sprouts) for about two minutes
5. Add in garlic and salt and pepper to taste (I usually go lightly with this and then try them when they are done and add more if necessary)
6. Let flavors marry for about 4 more minutes, check to see if bottom of Brussels are brown, once they are…
7. Put the cast iron skillet into the 400° oven
8. Shake the brussels sprouts around every 3-ish minutes for 10-15 minutes until the sprouts are tender
9. Take out of the oven and let rest for 2 minutes (important to let rest because we don’t want the balsamic to burn, it’ll have a really nasty bitter taste)
10. Drizzle balsamic and shake pan around