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Split peas "à la française"

To cook fresh peas à la française (French style), they are first blanched in boiling water, then combined with fried lardons and onion. This idea can also be used with split peas, but they need cooking for much longer.

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Last modified on: February 5^th 2020

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 900 g split peas
2 3 onions
3 3 tablespoons oil
4 450 g small pieces of bacon
Total weight: 1,770 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
45 min.	2 min.	7 min.	54 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Put 900 g split peas on to boil in a large pan of salted water.

Stage 2

Cook until tender.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare and finely chop 3 onions.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Pour 3 tablespoons oil into a large pan on high heat. When good and hot add 450 g small pieces of bacon (lardons) and fry for a few minutes until lightly browned.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add the chopped onion, mix well and cook for a further 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Add the split peas, mix well and check the seasoning. Leave to heat through completely before serving.

Remarks

This "à la française" method can be used with other dried beans and pulses, such as lentils or haricot beans.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,051 Kcal or 16,961 Kj	122 gr	160 gr	325 gr
203 %	47 %	15 %	49 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
229 Kcal or 959 Kj	7 gr	9 gr	18 gr
11 %	3 %	1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
338 Kcal or 1,415 Kj	10 gr	13 gr	27 gr
17 %	4 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 4.91 €
Per person : 0.41 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit civet, French-style peas, Vol-au-vent, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, African style chicken, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Bolognese, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Sausage rougail, Soup Cornouaillaise, Vol-au-vent, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs Arsène, Croque-monsieur complet, Sesame fried scampi, How to cook red meat properly, How to cook potato grenaille , ... All

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