Brussels Sprouts And Chestnuts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart fresh brussels sprout
• 1/2 lb chestnuts
• 1/4 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 clean brussels sprouts, removing any wilted leaves.
• 2 cook, uncovered in a large amount of rapidly boiling water until tender, about eight to ten minutes.
• 3 drain, saving one cup of the cooking water.
• 4 shell and blanch the chestnuts; cook in boiling salted water until chestnuts are tender.
• 5 brown two tablespoons butter, add sugar and cooked chestnuts; stir constantly until chestnuts are well browned.
• 6 heat two tablespoons butter; add flour and brown slightly.
• 7 add the one cup reserved brussels sprouts cooking water gradually, stirring constantly and cook until smooth.
• 8 combine chestnuts and sprouts, season with salt and heat through.