Skip to main content

Petits Pois à la Française

3.9

(7)

Editor's note: The recipe below is from Feast: Food to Celebrate Life, by Nigella Lawson.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup finely sliced scallions
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 drop garlic-infused oil (or any oil really)
1 cup shredded little butter lettuce
2 cups or 1 10 oz package frozen petits pois
1/2 cup hot chicken stock (concentrate or cube and hot water is fine)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Slice the scallions finely, and cook them in the butter and oil until soft. Shred the lettuce and stir into the scallion, and when it's wilted add the frozen peas and stock.

    Step 2

    Cook at a robust simmer, uncovered, until everything is tender and the liquid flavorful and reduced.

Reprinted with permission from Feast: Food to Celebrate Life, by Nigella Lawson. © 2004 Hyperion
Read More
Sticky-sweet mall-style bourbon chicken gets a fall makeover.
Brussels sprouts are better with a crunchy Parmesan skirt.
A fancy-feeling dish that comes together in 20 minutes.
A sheet-pan wonder with lots of crispy rice.
Full of crunchy veg and a miso-maple dressing.
This skillet dinner is a delightful way to use up a jug of cider.
Cut steak into cubes and suddenly it transforms into a quick-cooking protein.
This picadillo-inspired topping would taste good on a shoe.