Here's what I do:

Trim and bisect

blanch in boiling water till they turn bright green (about
two minutes)

Submerge in ice water to halt the cooking process

When everything else is almost ready, drizzle some olive oil
in a very hot saute pan, add sprout halves, and make sure
they're cut-side-down

Saute for a minute or two, then shake them up -- by this time
the pan should be cool enough to add several cloves of garlic,
minced

Continue cooking for another minute or so, moving them around
in the pan, and finish with a bit of soy sauce

They come out nice and carmelized. Quite tasty.

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