And my favorite recipe does include bacon.
http://www.clovegard...n_pastbspro1.html
Note again that 3-1/2 minutes means 3-1/2 minutes - not 4 minutes and definitely not 5 minutes.
Even in England, where vegetables have been cooked to death even worse than in Germany, Brussels sprouts are starting to drop off the top of the "most hated vegetable" list - as the English (very) slowly learn how to cook.