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French-style peas

A traditional French recipe, "Petis pois à la Française", with a personal twist, but very easy to prepare. It is an ideal accompaniment for meat, poultry or even a grilled fillet of fish.

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Last modified on: July 15^th 2012

Keywords for this recipe:Peas Bacon à la française

For 2 people, you will need:

1 ½ spring onion (scallion)
2 ¹⁄₃ cup small pieces of bacon
3 ½ tablespoon olive oil
4 1 ¾ cup peas
5 1 ½ tablespoon butter
6 salt
7 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
17 min.	11 min.	28 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare ½ spring onion (scallion) and chop finely.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a non-stick pan then add ¹⁄₃ cup small pieces of bacon and fry lightly.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Remove the fried bacon and set aside, but leave the fat in the pan. Add the onion, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring, then drain the cooked onion and set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Shell 1 ¾ cup peas and boil for 2 or 3 minutes just until nicely tender.

(The French call this "English cooking" - ironic in this recipe!).

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Drain the peas and cool them rapidly under cold running water.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Melt 1 ½ tablespoon butter in a saucepan on medium heat, then add the peas.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Add the bacon and onion, mix well and just heat through. Check the seasoning and it's ready.

Remarks

If you are using frozen peas, only use half the weight and cook for a little longer. Taste to check when they are done.

And to drink?

This will depend on what you are eating with the peas. If they are the main dish, you might like to try a Menetou-Salon red.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
928 Kcal or 3,885 Kj	24 gr	54 gr	69 gr
46 %	9 %	5 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
164 Kcal or 687 Kj	4 gr	9 gr	12 gr
8 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
464 Kcal or 1,943 Kj	12 gr	27 gr	35 gr
23 %	5 %	3 %	5 %

% 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 2 people : 2.55 €
Per person : 1.28 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Macédoine of vegetables, Paella, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Tomato ladybirds, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton Pie, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Oven omelette, Alsatian-style salad, Beef braised in reduced red wine, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled cheese, Leek and egg frichti, Red rice pannequets, Fish in white wine, Nanou's chocolate cake, ... All
	Spring onion (scallion): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Poivrade Artichoke Salad, Lebanese Tabbouleh, Gratin Parmentier, Radish and mushroom salad, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, ... All

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