Servings: 8

2 lbs sprouts, trimmed and halved 2 lbs sprouts, trimmed and halved
4 tbs. Unsalted butter 4 tbs. Unsalted butter
½ cup very thinly sliced shallots ½ cup very thinly sliced shallots
3 tbs. Flour 3 tbs. Flour
2½ cups hot chicken stock 2½ cups hot chicken stock
2 tbs. Lemon juice 2 tbs. Lemon juice
ground black pepper ground black pepper
¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup roasted, peeled chestnuts, halved if large 1 cup roasted, peeled chestnuts, halved if large

Bring 4 cups salted water to a boil, add sprouts and cook 10 min. Drain and refresh under cold water. Drain again.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a 3 qt. Saucepan. Add shallots and cook over medium heat, stirring, until light brown. Pour contents of pan through a fine strainer into a dish, pressing to remove as much butter as possible from shallots. Place shallots on paper towel to drain. Return butter to saucepan.
If serving immediately, preheat oven to 400. Place saucepan over medium heat and cook until butter has a nutty aroma and is turning brown. Whisk in flour and cook until mixture is light brown. Whisk in stock and cook until sauce has thickened. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and nutmeg. Add chestnuts and sprouts, folding ingredients together.
Transfer to an 8 cup baking dish. Scatter shallots on top. Bake about 15 min. Serve.

Says Mom: "Forget the shallots. If you want, you can sprinkle on a can of fried onions, but after following the recipe to the letter the first time, subsequently I didn't bother with either shallots or fried onions."  Says Mom: "Forget the shallots. If you want, you can sprinkle on a can of fried onions, but after following the recipe to the letter the first time, subsequently I didn't bother with either shallots or fried onions."
Also says Mom: "I made 1½ times the recipe (for 14) which was unnecessary since kids won't go near them and some adults also so we had left overs which reheated beautifully."  Also says Mom: "I made 1½ times the recipe (for 14) which was unnecessary since kids won't go near them and some adults also so we had left overs which reheated beautifully."
You can get roasted & peeled chestnuts in vacuum bags at Trader Joe's.  You can get roasted & peeled chestnuts in vacuum bags at Trader Joe's.
This dish can be prepared a couple of days in advance and refrigerated.  This dish can be prepared a couple of days in advance and refrigerated.
For 2018 TG, made with veg broth.  For 2018 TG, made with veg broth.