French-style peas


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 15th 2012

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17 min.11 min.28 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
French-style peas

Stage 2 - 5 min.
French-style peas
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a non-stick pan then add 300 g small pieces of bacon and fry lightly.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
French-style peas
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.
French-style peas
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Shell 1 kg 600 g 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.
French-style peas
Drain the peas and cool them rapidly under cold running water.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
French-style peas
Melt 80 g butter in a saucepan on medium heat, then add the peas.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
French-style peas
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.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
3,712 Kcal or 15,541 Kj97 gr215 gr277 gr
186 %37 %20 %42 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
164 Kcal or 687 Kj4 gr9 gr12 gr
8 %2 %1 %2 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
464 Kcal or 1,943 Kj12 gr27 gr35 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).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 10.19 €
  • Per person : 1.27 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
PeasPeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and peas, Chinese Soup, New York style pasta, Paella, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , ... All
Small pieces of baconSmall pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken pie, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, Salad lyonnaise, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Quiche Lorraine, ... All
ButterButter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Muffin dough, Pork Chops Champvallon style, Sautéed oyster mushrooms, Scallop and leek pancakes, Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, ... All
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, Tomatoes Provençal, Endives "bonne femme", Couscous, Tomato tatin, ... All
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