Braised peas with bacon, lentils & cod

Braised peas with bacon, lentils & cod

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

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  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.
  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.
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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.

Per serving

372 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 7.7g, fibre 5g, sugar 3g, salt 2.7 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2007.

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    06 February 2008

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    Delicious and really easy

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    Delicious - quick, easy and really impressive - have cooked this several times and it always proves really popular

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  • Binder photo lissag100

    17 June 2008

    lissag100 commented on this recipe

    The peas bacon and lentils are very tasty and I often use this as a side dish. For this recipe I substituted the cod for salmon (cooked in a foil parcel in the oven with bacon, lemon, ginger, and white wine) and it was lovely.

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  • Binder photo tastytash

    01 October 2008

    tastytash rated and commented on this recipe

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    Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed with this and didn't find it as tasty as I was hoping. The peas, bacon and mint all went really well together and I would probably also use this as a side dish but as a main meal, I found it just a little bit dry and a bit boring. Probably won't be making again.

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  • Binder photo Dardie

    07 October 2008

    Dardie rated and commented on this recipe

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    I also made this with salmon, and reading that it was a bit dry, added some vegetable stock and then a clove of garlic for flavour. I was delicious!

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  • Binder photo Nicola

    22 October 2008

    Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

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    great side dish, you could serve with anything, fish, steak...

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    30 January 2009

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    Delicious and very easy.

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    02 August 2010

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really good meal. The fish definitely doesn't need any more than the 5 minutes suggested.

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  • Binder photo Lynette105

    12 January 2011

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    This was delicious, fish was perfect and the meal was quick and easy to prepare. Great for a healthy quick meal after work.

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    27 July 2011

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  • Binder photo Pip

    06 June 2012

    Pip commented on this recipe

    Add a bit of chicken stock when cooking the peas which made it a bit more saucy and added flavour, went down a hit with the parents who are very fussy!

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    25 October 2012

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    Very tasty, I added chicken stock to the peas as suggested and it was a resounding success!

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    02 November 2012

    saffron rated and commented on this recipe

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    Have used this recipe several times. It always goes down well and is so easy to do. I have done this with salmon as well and it is just as good. it can even be done with fish without skin on though is better if you poach fish but still tastes yummy with the lentils

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    08 November 2012

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    Made this for my brother-in-law the other night and other than halving the recipe, I didn't change a thing. Very tasty.

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    18 November 2012

    FatSi rated and commented on this recipe

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    One of my favourites, and unlike so many recipes you can cook this in the evening after work with few fresh ingredients (so little planning). Incredibly easy, healthy and low GI. As others suggested above, braising the peas in some stock (I used 300ml of chicken stock) adds depth to the flavour and also gives you a more saucy dish. I add a knob of butter as well, cos I'm a pig. The fresh mint and peas complement wonderfully, as does the lemon juice and the fish. The whole thing tastes deep but with a beautiful fresh zing.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Smart, yet simple supper

Ingredients

  • 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 peas (fresh or frozen)
  • 410g can lentils , drained and washed
  • 2 lemons , 1 juiced, 1 quartered
  • large handful mint leaves, roughly chopped
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Per serving

372 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 7.7g, fibre 5g, sugar 3g, salt 2.7 g

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