Petits Pois (Green Peas)

Ingredients

• 1 pint cooked green peas
• 1 button onion
• 1 small cabbage lettuce
• 1 oz. butter
• a feio sprigs parsley tied in a bunch
• a saltspoonful caster sugar
• 1 teaspoonful flour
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Peel and blanch the onions, chop finely.

2. 2

   Wash and trim the lettuce, cut into fine shreds.

3. 3

   Melt butter in a stewpan, fry onions until golden, add shredded lettuce and fry for a few minutes.

4. 4

   Add peas and parsley, stir for several minutes, sprinkle with flour, moisten with water, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

5. 5

   Simmer gently for ten minutes, remove parsley, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new century cookery book (1901) by Charles Herman Senn, page 392. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

etits Pols ( Green Peas). — Shell the peas, put them into a saucepan with boiling water to which salt and a small quantity of moist sugar has been added ; there should only be just enough water to well cover the peas. Let them boil quickly ; the stewpan should not be covered ; when done drain on a colander or sieve, put them on a hot vegetable dish, place a few small pieces of butter on top, and serve. A few sprigs of green mint added to the water will improve the flavour of the peas. 1384. Petits Pols d la Basquaise ( Green Peas Basque Style). — 1 quart green peas, 2 tender cabbage lettuces, 1 small onion, 1 small bunch parsley , 1 oz. butter, 1 dessertspoonful flour, salt, sugar, and pepper. Trim and wash the lettuces, cut them into fine shreds, and put them into a saucepan with the peas, onion, and parsley, add sufficient salt to flavour, also a lump of loaf sugar. Add enough cold water to well cover the contents of the pan. Cover it and cook for about twenty-five minutes over a good fire. (A small piece of soda may be added, ' if liked, to retain the green colour of the peas, but is not essential.) Remove the parsley and onion. Mix the butter with the flour and knead it. Add this to the peas, cook for another ten minutes, season with a pinch of pepper and more salt if needed, dish up, and serve. A few fleurons of puff pastry may be placed round the dish if liked. 1385. Petits Pols a la Bomaine ( Green Peas with Lettuce). — ■ 1 pint cooked green peas, 1 button onion, 1 small cabbage lettuce, 1 oz. butter, a feio sprigs parsley tied in a bunch, a saltspoonful caster sugar, \ teaspoonful flour, salt, pepper, nutmeg

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