Name: Braised peas, lettuce and pancetta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 30 gram butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 eschalot, chopped; 150 gram pancetta, sliced; 2 teaspoon plain flour; 1 1/4 cup chicken stock; 2 baby cos lettuces, sliced; 3 cup frozen peas; handful mint leaves, chopped roughly; sea salt and cracked black pepper

Braised peas, lettuce and pancetta

This tasty side dish is easy to toss together, adding a beautiful gourmet twist on your usual dinner spread. Fresh peas, mint and lettuce are tossed with crispy pancetta and braised to create a fragrant, flavour-packed dish.

Serves 8

Prep

Cook

15M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

30 gram butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 eschalot, chopped

150 gram pancetta, sliced

2 teaspoon plain flour

1 1/4 cup chicken stock

2 baby cos lettuces, sliced

3 cup frozen peas

handful mint leaves, chopped roughly

sea salt and cracked black pepper

Method

1.Heat butter and dive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add eschalot and pancetta. Cook 5 minutes, until beginning to colour.

2.Add flour. Cook 1 minute, stirring regularly. Add stock. Simmer 3 minutes, then add lettuce. Cover with lid. Cook 3 minutes. Remove lid. Add peas, cook further 5 minutes. Stir through mint. Season to taste.

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