Braised Peas With Bacon, Lentils & Cod
This recipe combines tender, flavorful cod fillets with a vibrant pea braise featuring crispy bacon and nutty lentils. The dish is brightened up with zesty lemon juice and fresh mint, creating a delicious and satisfying meal that's perfect for a special dinner.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 4 sustainable cod fillets, about 100g/4oz each, skin on
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
Cook Time
20M
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 372 calories
- Fat Content: 19 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 7.7 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 18 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 3 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 5 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 34 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 2.7 milligram of sodium
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