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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 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

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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.

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.

Keeping

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

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 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French-style peas, Baby spinach salad, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, bread-crust quiche, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Enchiladas, Cretan Bread, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Paella, Curried mussels with cabbage, ... All
	Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Duo of slow-cooked pork, Julia salad, Home-made potato crisps , Bourguignon potatoes , Bistro-style cabbage salad, ... All

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