Cooking-ez.com

1,067 easy and fully explained recipes, with 12,954 photos and 77 videos

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.

1,6585/5 for 1 ratings

Grade this recipe:

Last modified on: February 5^th 2020

For 4 people, you will need:

1 300 g split peas
2 1 onion
3 1 tablespoon oil
4 150 g small pieces of bacon
Total weight: 590 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

Change measures: Metric

Metric weight Metric volumes

How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

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

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

At what time?

When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?

Work this out...

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 40 min.

Split peas "à la française" : Photo of step #1

Put 300 g split peas on to boil in a large pan of salted water.

Stage 2

Split peas "à la française" : Photo of step #2

Cook until tender.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Split peas "à la française" : Photo of step #3

Prepare and finely chop 1 onion.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Split peas "à la française" : Photo of step #4

Pour 1 tablespoon oil into a large pan on high heat. When good and hot add 150 g small pieces of bacon (lardons) and fry for a few minutes until lightly browned.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Split peas "à la française" : Photo of step #5

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

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Split peas "à la française" : Photo of step #6

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,350 Kcal or 5,652 Kj	41 gr	53 gr	108 gr
68 %	16 %	5 %	16 %

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 4 people : 1.64 €
Per person : 0.41 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

Change currency:

Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baby spinach salad, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, African style chicken, Oven omelette, Spaghetti Carbonara, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried potatoes, Spinach brik parcels, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Roquefort sauce, How to cook potato grenaille , ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seafood sauerkraut, Vegetable clafoutis, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, ... All

Other recipes you may also like

Chestnut cake

This delightful cake is doubly chestnutty: it contains chestnut flour, and pieces of glacé chestnuts are incorporated in the dough.
73,1715/5 for 1 ratings 53 min.

Fruit crumble

A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping.
72,0194.0/5 for 20 ratings 1 hour 11 min.

Exotic fruit tart

An exotic fruit tart (bananas, kiwi and pineapple), with crisp pastry and almond cream which are cooked beforehand. It's a rather simple recipe, but the final result will impress your guests.
67,3515/5 for 1 ratings 2 hours 23 min.

Pear tart with almond cream

This is a very quick and easy tart to make, as everything (or almost) can be done in advance. A piece of sweetcrust pastry, some almond cream and pears? You have "everything you need".
74,1874.2/5 for 19 ratings 1 hour 14 min.

Express apple tart

A fine apple tart, very quick to make.
68,393 24.6/5 for 14 ratings 54 min.

News list of cooking-ez.com

Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.

Post your comment or question

Follow this recipe

If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.

Note: We'll never share your email with anyone else.

Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.