Name: Braised peas with bacon, lentils & cod
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 25g butter; 4 sustainable cod fillets, about 100g/4oz each, skin on; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 thick slices of back bacon cut into matchsticks; 300g shelled pea (fresh or frozen); 410g can lentil drained and washed; 2 lemons 1 juiced, 1 quartered; large handful mint leaves, roughly chopped

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Braised peas with bacon, lentils & cod

Braised peas with bacon, lentils & cod

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Peas are in season in June and are delicious fresh, but frozen ones often have just as much taste

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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25g butter
4 sustainable cod

fillets, about 100g/4oz each, skin on

For the peas

2 tbsp olive oil
4 thick slices of back bacon

cut into matchsticks
300g shelled pea

(fresh or frozen)
410g can lentil

drained and washed
2 lemons

1 juiced, 1 quartered
large handful mint

leaves, roughly chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal372
fat19g
saturates7.7g
carbs18g
sugars3g
fibre5g
protein34g
salt2.7g

Method

step 1

To make the pea braise, heat half the olive oil in a shallow saucepan, then sizzle bacon for 5 mins until crisp. Turn the heat down, add the peas to the pan, then cover and braise for 8-10 mins until peas are tender (about 5 mins if you’re using frozen peas). Add the lentils to the peas and cook until heated, then remove from heat and dress with lemon juice, seasoning and a bit more olive oil, if necessary. Just before serving, stir through the mint.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the butter in a frying pan until frothy, then add the fish, skin-side down, and cook for 4 mins until the skin is crisp and the fish almost cooked. Flip the fillets over and cook for 1 min. Divide the peas between 4 plates and top with fish. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with a wedge of lemon.

RECIPE TIPS

MAKE PEA SALSA

Making a fresh pea salsa by mixing chopped tomatoes, cold cooked peas, chopped spring onion, olive oil and red wine vinegar together.

HEALTHY BENEFITS

Peas are an excellent source of the stress-busting B vitamins. They also provide fibre and vitamin K, which is vital for bone density and strength.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2007

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