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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 12 people, you will need:

1 3 spring onions (scallions)
2 450 g small pieces of bacon
3 3 tablespoons olive oil
4 2 kgs 400 g peas
5 120 g butter
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 3,390 grams

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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 3 spring onions (scallions) and chop finely.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a non-stick pan then add 450 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 2 kgs 400 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 120 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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,598 Kcal or 23,438 Kj	142 gr	322 gr	416 gr
280 %	55 %	30 %	63 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
165 Kcal or 691 Kj	4 gr	9 gr	12 gr
8 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
466 Kcal or 1,951 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 12 people : 15.29 €
Per person : 1.27 €

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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: Pea risotto "mantecare", Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Tomato ladybirds, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken pie, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Fillet of pollack cooked in two stages, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche galette, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Naan, Kouign-amann brioche, Leek and potato soup, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops au gratin, Leek and fresh tuna tart, Individual creamy endive gratins, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, ... All

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