Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Almonds

Name: Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Almonds
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 2 Gala, apples, peeled, cored, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 pounds, brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons, minced fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 1/2 cup, slivered almonds, toasted

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2012

Side Dishes

American

Vegetables

We sought a stovetop method that would sidestep both crunchy sprouts and their (stinky, overcooked) opposite.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME45 minutes

Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Almonds

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Mushy, overcooked Brussels sprouts are all too often the castoff of the holiday buffet. To get perfectly tender sprouts with a golden-brown exterior, we started by simmering them in water and butter. Once they’d softened and the water had e...

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