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Chilli & mint peas

Name: Chilli & mint peas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 50g soft butter; 1 shallot chopped; 1 garlic clove grated; 1 red chilli sliced; 400g frozen peas defrosted; small handful mint leaves roughly chopped; 3 pork scratchings crushed, to serve (optional, don’t use if you want this to be veggie or gluten-free)

Add fresh chilli, garlic and mint to frozen peas and ramp up the flavour of this freezer favourite. It makes an ideal side dish for piri piri chicken

10 min total 5 min prep 5 min cook 6 118 cal

Ingredients

6 serv.

50g soft butter
1 shallot chopped
1 garlic clove grated
1 red chilli sliced
400g frozen peas defrosted
small handful mint leaves roughly chopped
3 pork scratchings crushed, to serve (optional, don’t use if you want this to be veggie or gluten-free)

Instructions

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1 Heat the butter in a small frying pan, once bubbling, add the shallot and fry for 1 min. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 1 min more, then tip in the peas and reheat. Take off the heat and stir in the mint, season and serve. Sprinkle over the pork scratchings, if using – they add a nice crunchy texture.

Side dish

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