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Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 500 g Brussels sprouts
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon peel, untreated
  • 60 g butter
  • 450 ml vegetable stock, cold
  • 150 ml cream
  • 15 grams flour
  • 0.5 teaspoon ½ savory, dried
  • 1 pinch (s) nutmeg
  • 200 g chestnut (s), peeled and cooked, vacuum-sealed
  • 1 pinch (s) pepper, or more, depending on your taste
  • 1 pinch (s) sugar
  • 1 squirt lemon juice
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts

Instructions

  1. Clean the Brussels sprouts, cut into the stems in a cross shape, cut larger specimens in half and cook in boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes until al dente.
  2. Mix the butter with the broth, flour and lemon zest in a saucepan with a whisk and bring to the boil, stirring constantly with the whisk. Season the sauce with nutmeg and savory and cook for about 1 minute while stirring.
  3. Drain and drain Brussels sprouts. Chop chestnuts, not too fine. Add Brussels sprouts and chestnuts to the sauce and bring to the boil. Season to taste with a little sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice with salt and pepper.
  4. Bread dumplings, spaetzle, potato dumplings or noodles are suitable as side dishes.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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