Peas Braised with Lettuce

Name: Peas Braised with Lettuce
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 200-300 ml light chicken stock or water; pinch of salt - and sugar, if required; 12 small white onions, peeled and pierced through to their centres with a paring knife; 1 small head iceberg lettuce, core removed and finely shredded; 800 g peas in their pods; 50 g unsalted butter

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

French

By Damien Pignolet

Published 2005

About

Here is a splendid traditional French recipe that may be served with roast chicken and grilled or roast lamb but is particularly good with veal.

Ingredients

800 g peas in their pods
50 g unsalted butter
12 small

Europe
Oceania
France
Australia
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Shell the peas into a bowl and set aside [you should have about 350g peas].
In a 3-litre saucepan, melt the butter over a low heat and sauté the onions for 10 minutes, tossing them back and forth until they gain a touch of colour. Take care that the butter does not burn; if it does, discard it, clean the pan and add some more fresh butter to continue the cookin