{"id":12748,"date":"2012-12-12T15:16:28","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=12748"},"modified":"2012-12-13T12:16:42","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T17:16:42","slug":"bacon-and-blue-brussels-sprouts-with-pomegranate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/12\/bacon-and-blue-brussels-sprouts-with-pomegranate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacon and Blue Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4 slices uncooked bacon, diced<br \/>\n2 shallots, thinly sliced<br \/>\n4 cups Brussels sprouts, halved<br \/>\nSalt and pepper<br \/>\n1\/4 cup blue cheese crumbles<br \/>\n1\/4 cup pomegranate arils<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">In a large saut\u00e9 pan, cook the bacon pieces over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until just beginning to crisp. Add in the shallots and stir to incorporate before adding in the Brussels sprouts*. Sprinkle lightly with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until Brussels sprouts are golden brown around the edges and on the flat side. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of water over the top and stir until the water is absorbed into a natural sauce.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the blue cheese. Pour the sprouts into the serving dish. Sprinkle with pomegranate arils and serve immediately.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">*<em>If the bacon is extra lean and you aren&#8217;t left with much grease, you may need to add a tablespoon or two of oil or butter to the pan before adding in the Brussels sprouts. Aim for 2 tablespoons of oil\/bacon grease total in the pan before adding in the sprouts.<\/em><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><br \/>\nMakes 4 side dish servings.<br \/>\n<center><font size=1>Copyright &copy; <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\">Food for My Family<\/a>.<\/center><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 slices uncooked bacon, diced 2 shallots, thinly sliced 4 cups Brussels sprouts, halved Salt and pepper 1\/4 cup blue cheese crumbles 1\/4 cup pomegranate arils In a large saut\u00e9 pan, cook the bacon pieces over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until just beginning to crisp. Add in the shallots and stir to incorporate before adding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12748","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recipe-cards","7":"entry"},"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12748"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12772,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12748\/revisions\/12772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}