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French-style peas

Name: French-style peas
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 spring onion (scallion); 150 g small pieces of bacon; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 800 g peas; 40 g butter; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: July 15^th 2012

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 spring onion (scallion)
2 150 g small pieces of bacon
3 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 800 g peas
5 40 g butter
6 Salt
7 Pepper
Total weight: 1,130 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

20 min.

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

30 min.

Preparation 20 min.

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Prepare 1 spring onion (scallion) and chop finely.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a non-stick pan then add 150 g 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 800 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.

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

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Melt 40 g 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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	4 g RDI=7 %	9 g RDI=4 %	12 g RDI=17 %	165 kcal RDI=8 %	691 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	12 g RDI=19 %	27 g RDI=10 %	34 g RDI=47 %	466 kcal RDI=23 %	1,953 kJ RDI=23 %
Whole recipe	48 g RDI=74 %	109 g RDI=41 %	138 g RDI=190 %	1,865 kcal RDI=93 %	7,812 kJ RDI=93 %