Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Pasta - potatoes - pasta - potatoes… aren’t you tired yet?

Roasted brussels sprouts are incredibly tasty. Serve it warm with fish or meat.

Ingredients:

• 500g fresh brussels sprouts,
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil,
• ½ tsp ground pepper,
• ½ tsp salt,
• (optional) 1 tsp sweet paprika (if you have smoked one, use it),
• (optional) 2 cloves of garlic.

Process:

Preparation:

• preheat the oven to 200 °C,
• cover a baking sheet with baking paper,
• remove any dried or damaged outer leaves from the Brussels sprouts (rinse and dry with a towel if necessary),
• cut each sprout in half lengthwise, put them in a large container,
• if you use garlic, chop it finely or use a garlic press,
• pour oil into a small glass jar with a lid, then put ground pepper and salt; add garlic and sweet paprika, if you use any,
• close the lid and shake the jar,
• pour the sauce over the sprouts and mix gently, each half of sprouts should be covered with oil on all sides,
• place them cut-side down on a baking sheet, but do it carefully, don’t dump everything at once ;)

Roasting and serving:

• roast the sprouts in the oven for 15 minutes, the brussels sprouts should become soft, but at the same time remain green,
• enjoy your meal, my darlings!