Ina Garten Just Gifted Us With a Delicious 10-Minute Thanksgiving Side Recipe (2024)
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The other day, I was mid-walk with my dog, and it hit me: Holy crap, Friendsgiving is this weekend, and I have no idea what to bring as a side dish. Usually, I would default to my usual, lumpia. It’s always a hit over the holidays, even if untraditional. But because my sister claimed it, my Friday night plans were to sit on the couch, a Skrewball-infused egg nog in hand, as the other scrolls endlessly through Pinterest. Barefoot Contessa host Ina Garten must have felt my procrastination-induced stress all the way in New York because she came in clutch with a 10-minute Thanksgiving side dish recipe.
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Garten explained that for this Brussels sprouts recipe, she slices the veggie thinly in a food processor — “it takes 10 seconds!” she assures — and then sautées them in a large pan with olive oil, butter, salt and pepper for 5 to 7 minutes. She then tops off the dish with a drizzle of syrupy balsamic vinegar.
“Crisp, tender Brussels sprouts in under 10 minutes? That’s exactly what I need on Thanksgiving, when there are so many other things to cook!!” Garten, a woman after our own heart, writes.
The recipe calls for two, 12-ounce packages of fresh, trimmed Brussels sprouts; 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons of good olive oil (Garten prefers Olio Santo extra virgin olive oil); Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal kosher salt) and freshly ground black pepper (Tellicherry peppercorns); 1 tablespoon syrupy balsamic vinegar (Fini balsamic vinegar).
This Thanksgiving side dish is apparently one of her husband Jeffrey Garten‘s favorites, too, as it was previously published in Ina’s 2016 cookbook Cooking for Jeffrey. And if it’s also Jeffrey-approved, you know it’s good.
Previously, Garten shared her must-have dish at Thanksgiving, green beans gremolata— basically an elevated, less goopy version of green bean casserole.
“On Thanksgiving, I always make some side dishes in the oven and some on the stovetop so I can get everything on the table at the same time,” Garten writes, adding that it’s the one side she makes every year. “I blanch the string beans, sauté them in olive oil and then sprinkle them with the ‘gremolata’ — a mixture of garlic, lemon zest, parsley, pine nuts, and Parmesan. Let’s just say, this isn’t your grandmother’s green bean casserole!”
And that it isn’t.
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Barefoot Contessa hasn't produced new episodes since 2021, and anyone who still has cable knows that Food Network doesn't show Garten's TV shows as often as we'd like. However, Garten recently announced that she's working on new episodes for the cooking network.
She writes, "They both have a huge range of white china. For example, my large serving bowls are Crate and Barrel brand, and my Pillivuyt and Apilco dishes are from Williams-Sonoma."
Garten, who married husband Jeffrey nearly 55 years ago when she was 20 years old, said that her own childhood is the main reason why she didn't want to expand her family. “I'm actually writing a memoir right now and it's kind of looking back at my childhood. It was nothing I wanted to recreate,” she shared.
Garten. Barefoot Contessa, her famous store, was located where Rag & Bone now operates. Barefoot Contessa closed permanently in 2004, but Ms. Garten still owns the building.
If you're looking for a Barefoot Contessa-approved set, check out the Maison pattern from Crate and Barrel, a mainstay Ina has said she owns over the years. Another, pricier option is the White Dinnerware set from Pillivuyt, a French brand Ina recommends for serving ware as well.
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