Name: Braised lettuce, bacon and peas
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 large golden shallots, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 200 gm bacon rashers, rind removed, finely chopped; 100 ml dry white wine; 70 gm podded peas (½ cup); 400 ml chicken stock; 2 baby gem lettuce, quartered lengthways; 20 gm butter, diced

Braised lettuce, bacon and peas

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for braised lettuce, bacon and peas.

Serves 4

Prep

12M

Cook

18M

Total

30M

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

3 large golden shallots, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

200 gm bacon rashers, rind removed, finely chopped

100 ml dry white wine

70 gm podded peas (½ cup)

400 ml chicken stock

2 baby gem lettuce, quartered lengthways

20 gm butter, diced

Method

Main

1.Heat oil in a wide saucepan over medium-high heat, add shallot and garlic and stir occasionally until just tender (2-3 minutes), then add bacon and fry until golden (5-7 minutes). Deglaze pan with wine and reduce by half (1-2 minutes). Add peas and stock and simmer until peas are tender (3-4 minutes). Add lettuce on top, season to taste, cover and cook until lettuce wilts (2 minutes). Add butter, stir to combine and serve.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Lucy Weight