Name: Sautéed peas and pancetta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 white onions, cut into 1cm dice; 80 gm flat mild pancetta, cut into 1cm dice; 750 gm podded peas (1.5kg unpodded); 750 ml vegetable stock (3 cups); 1½ tbsp chopped mint (optional), to serve

Sautéed peas and pancetta

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for sautéed peas and pancetta by Popolo restaurant in Sydney.

Arrosto di agnello — Sautéed peas and pancetta

Serves 10

Prep

30M

Cook

20M

Total

50M

Fresh peas are always better for this recipe if they’re in season, but frozen will also work – just halve the amount of stock used.

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 white onions, cut into 1cm dice

80 gm flat mild pancetta, cut into 1cm dice

750 gm podded peas (1.5kg unpodded)

750 ml vegetable stock (3 cups)

1½ tbsp chopped mint (optional), to serve

Method

Main

1.Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, add onion and pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent (10 minutes). Add peas, cook for 1 minute, then add stock and season to taste. Increase heat to high, then simmer until peas are tender (8-10 minutes for fresh; 1-2 minutes for frozen). Add mint, season to taste and serve hot.

This recipe is from the March 2013 issue of .
Notes

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