CHILLI & MINT PEAS

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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

Provided by Tom Kerridge

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 7

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)

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium