Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin

One of the fun things about living in a rented apartment is that you get old junk mail from the old tenant. I'm sure I didn't sign up for the Trader Joe's newsletter but sometimes I flip through it because it has some good ideas for recipes. In this year's "Thanksgiving" edition, they had a bunch of ideas for brussels sprouts. I have to be honest (Mom, please don't be mad at me.), I never liked brussels sprouts... Until! I started cooking it myself. I got tired of the usual broccoli, green beans... or (if I was really lazy, I'll just make) frozen peas.

The other day I was at Nugget Market (my favorite overpriced "organic" market), and I bought a huge block of Gruyere cheese. I do not even know why... maybe I was tempted to make onion soup (so much work--I need a good cheese grater, Santa.) Anyways, I found this brussels sprouts recipe.

Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin
Ingredients:
shallots
cream
beef stock
Gruyere cheese (or any melty cheese)
brussels sprouts, quartered

Wash and cut the brussels sprouts. Pan roast the shallots. (I used a 12-inch type skillet.) Add the brussels sprouts, cream and beef stock. I also threw in some crushed (or minced) garlic. I like to cover it because it makes it cook faster. After it's done, remove from heat and top with Gruyere cheese.

If you must know, C and I had this with pork chops and mashed potatoes. Yum!