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.
160K 58 3.5
Last modified on: February 5th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g split peas - 2
2 onions - 3
2 tablespoons oil - 4
300 g small pieces of bacon - Total weight: 1,180 grams
How long does it take?
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 600 g split peas on to boil in a large pan of salted water.
Stage 2
Cook until tender.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons oil into a large pan on high heat. When good and hot add 300 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 |
| 2,701 Kcal or 11,309 Kj | 81 gr | 107 gr | 217 gr |
| 135 % | 31 % | 10 % | 33 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 3.27 €
- Per person : 0.41 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Rabbit civet, Chicken pie, Baby spinach salad, ... All |
 | Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roscoff loaf, Pilau rice, Gisèle's Pasties, Rabbit terrine, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Escalopes in a sesame crust, How to cook potato grenaille , Croque-monsieur complet, Two-stage beef chuck , ... All |
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