Recipe - Brussels Sprouts Gratin

1 pound Brussels sprouts
2 ounce Bacon
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
for greasing gratin dish
One half cup Heavy cream
1 tablespoon Fresh bread crumbs
4 tablespoon Unsalted butter; in bits

PREHEAT OVEN TO 375F. Prepare the brussels sprouts by cutting a thin slice
off the root end of each and then cutting an X in that end so it cooks
evenly inside and out. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, blanch
sprouts until they are crisptender, about 5 minutes. Drain, refresh in ice
cold water, and drain again. (Do not let the sprouts sit in water for more
than a minute.) Saute bacon until limp, not crisp. Drain and coarsely chop.
Mix the sprouts and bacon together and spread the mixture in a buttered
gratin dish. Pour cream over the sproutsbacon mixture and dot with bread
crumbs and butter. Bake for 20 minutes or until hot.

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