Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin

This is a wonderful recipe for a exceptional occasion. Roasted Brussels sprouts, cheese too bacon, what could endure better?  Even people who aren't sprout lovers, savor this slow dish!!

2 pounds small, tender Brussels sprouts (washed too cutting inwards half)
4 ounces of thick cutting bacon chopped
1 cup chopped sweet onion (like a Vidalia)
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 loving cup chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon dark pepper
6 ounces Gruyere cheese shredded (about i loving cup packed)

Coat the sprouts amongst vegetable (or olive) fossil oil too place, confront side downwards on baking sheet. Bake inwards preheated 425° oven for xx minutes (turning over almost one-half agency through). Remove from oven too laid aside.

In frying pan, chocolate-brown the bacon until crisp, drain on newspaper towels.

In bacon grease, sautee onions until tender too sugariness smelling (about 3-4 minutes).

Drain all only two tablespoons of fatty from the pan. Sprinkle inwards the flour too pepper and stir around. Let this gently ready for a infinitesimal or so, to ready out whatever raw flour taste.

Whisk inwards the chicken broth too milk. Stir/whisk until it's squeamish too thick, thence stir inwards 1/2 of the grated cheese too stir till melted.

Add the cooked Brussels sprouts too gently toss to coat. Place inwards greased baking dish too conduct house amongst the residual of the cheese.

Bake 25 minutes. Let sit down for 10 minutes earlier serving.