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Petits pois à la Française

Cook Time

15 minutes

Prep Time

5 minutes

Serves

The ultimate comfort food side dish. Sweet peas cooked with bacon, garlic and leek, braised in stock with lettuce and an overly generous amount of butter. This delicious side dish takes the attention away from most main courses - Sorry not sorry.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

200g spec or bacon, sliced into lardons

1 leek, halved, rinsed and sliced

3 cloves of garlic, finely diced

2 cups frozen peas

½ cup chicken broth or stock

1 gem lettuce, sliced into 1.5 cm slices

80g butter

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

1 tsp thyme

Instructions

Add olive oil and spec/bacon to a pan, saute for 3 minutes until caramelised, then add leek and garlic, cook for another 3 minutes
Add in peas, stock and lettuce, stir to combine then add the butter. Cook for another couple of minutes until the peas are heated through and the lettuce has become slightly tender. Crack over some pepper, taste and adjust seasoning
Serve in the pot or on a platter, garnish with a few thyme leaves.