BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BUTTERED CHESTNUTS .

NB....Take care when purchasing the canned / or bottled chestnuts that they are not the sweetened ones . Whole chestnuts are available on line , health food stores or in the Asian food aisle in the supermarkets . Boil 500 gm of trimmed Brussels sprouts for 10 minutes , drain thoroughly . Melt 4 tbs of marg / butter in a large pan , stirring for 3 minutes . now add 200gm of whole chestnuts ( drained ), along with a pinch of nutmeg . Season with salt and pepper and stir well and continue to cook until everything is heated through . Transfer to a warmed serving dish , scatter with flaked almonds and serve .