Preheat oven to 350°F.

Place Brussels sprouts in a cast iron frying pan or roasting pan. Toss in the garlic. Sprinkle Brussels sprouts with lemon juice. Toss with oil so that the sprouts are well coated. Sprinkle generously with salt ( at least a half teaspoon) and a few turns of black pepper.

when adding pepper + Montreal Steak seasoning

Put Brussels sprouts in oven on top rack, cook for 20 minutes, then stir so that the sprouts get coated with oil in the pan. Cook for another 10 minutes. Then sprinkle with parmesian (if using) and cook for another 5 minutes.

sprinkle w salt once out of the oven. salt can be used alone w out cheese

The sprouts should be nicely browned some of the outside leaves crunchy, the interior should through. Add more salt to taste. Salting sufficiently is the key to success with this recipe.