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French-Style Peas with Onion
Fresh peas simmered with finely sliced browned onion and a light butter-and-broth sauce, flavoured with lettuce hearts that are removed before serving.
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Step 1
Gather the ingredients: 500 g freshly shelled peas; 30 g onion, sliced very thinly; 30 g butter; 5 g plain flour; 250 ml prepared meat broth, plus a little more if needed; 1 small whole lettuce heart, or 2 very small hearts; Salt and black pepper; Optional: up to 1/2 teaspoon sugar, only if the peas need it.
Step 2
Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the very thinly sliced onion and cook gently for about 8–10 minutes until well browned without burning.
Step 3
Sprinkle in the flour, stir, then gradually add the broth. Simmer for at least 5 minutes to cook the flour.
Step 4
Add the peas, season with salt and pepper and simmer gently for about 6–8 minutes. Add the rinsed whole lettuce heart at about halfway through the pea cooking time.
Step 5
Continue to simmer gently for another 6–10 minutes until the peas are tender and the sauce is light and fluid. Add a little broth if it becomes too dense. Taste and, only if needed, add a small amount of the optional sugar so the sweetness remains subtle.
Step 6
Lift out and discard the cooked lettuce heart before serving. Serve the peas hot with the sliced onion and their light sauce.
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