Simon Rimmer served up sprouts three ways including tasty sprouts pancake and bake sprouts for the festive season on Steph’s Packed Lunch.

The ingredients for the sprout bake: 1tbsp vegetable oil, 200g pancetta or thick cut smoked bacon lardons, 500g small new potatoes, cut into thick slices, 500g Brussel sprouts, halved, 2tbsp thyme, chopped, 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced, 100g parmesan cheese, finely grated, 400ml double cream, Salt and pepper and 150g mature cheddar, grated.

For the sprout pancakes: 200g self-raising flour, 1tsp bicarbonate of soda, 50g caster sugar, 1 medium free-range egg, 50g unsalted butter, melted, 250ml whole milk, 125g cottage cheese, 225g sprouts, finely sliced, 15g unsalted butter, 8 rashers streaky bacon, grilled until v crispy and Maple syrup, to drizzle.

See recipes by Simon in the book titled: The Sunday Brunch Cookbook: 100 of Our Super Tasty, Really Easy, Best-ever Recipes available from Amazon now.