Peas à la Francais

Name: Peas à la Francais
Yield: Makes 6 cups (12 ½-cup servings)
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Freshly grated nutmeg; ½ cup water; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons sugar; 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley plus 2 sprigs; Pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper; Pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper; ¼ teaspoon dried thyme, or ½ teaspoon fresh; ¼ teaspoon dried thyme, or ½ teaspoon fresh; 4 cups thawed frozen green peas; 6 large leaves Boston lettuce, shredded; 16 pearl onions, peeled; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes
6
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thanksgiving Dinner

By Anthony Dias Blue and Kathryn K. Blue

Published 1994

About

This is a Thanksgiving vegetable that was a tradition at Kathy’s family table for as long as she can remember.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
16 pearl onions, peeled
6 large leaves Boston lettuce

Americas
United States
Dinner
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add the onions, lettuce, peas, thyme, salt and pepper, sugar, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and the 2 sprigs, and water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the parsley stems when the onions are tender.
In a small mixing bowl, cream the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter w