Braised lettuce with peas

Name: Braised lettuce with peas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 small knob butter; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 4 Little Gem lettuces; 200 milliliters fresh chicken stock; 4 Tbsps single cream or crème fraîche; 500 grams frozen petits pois

Braised lettuce with peas is a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 267 calories, 15g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up petits pois, crème fraîche, chicken stock, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large saut pan with a lid. Fry the onion gently for about 5 mins, until softened. Meanwhile, pull any damaged or coarse outer leaves from the lettuces and trim the bases.

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Butter

Onion

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Frying Pan

Cut the lettuces in half lengthways, through the base.

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Base

Place the lettuce cut-side up on top of the onions and cook for half a minute, then turn over and cook for another 30 secs.

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Lettuce

Onion

Pour over the stock and lightly season.

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Stock

Put the lid on the pan, reduce the heat to the minimum and cook for 10 mins.

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With a slotted spoon, lift the lettuces out and put into a sieve over a bowl. Raise the heat under the pan and boil the juices until reduced by half.

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Sieve

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Add the cream or crme frache and petits pois and boil for 1 min until heated through. Arrange lettuces in a serving dish and pour over the pea-and-cream sauce.

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Cream Sauce

Cream