- 8
- 5 mins
- 55 mins
Ingredients
- 10 oz pearl onions 300 g
- 6 strips Compliments Naturally Smoked Bacon, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper 2 mL
- 1 cup water 250 mL
- 6 cups frozen Compliments Petite Peas 1.5 L
- 1 tbsp butter 15 mL
- 2 tsp chopped fresh Compliments Thyme 10 mL
Preparation
Step 1
1. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add onions and simmer, 2 min. Drain and immediately immerse into a large bowl of ice water to cool, 5 min. Using a paring knife, cut off the root ends. Slide skins off then discard. Set onions aside.
2. Fry bacon in skilet over med-high heat until cooked but not crispy, about 6 min. Transfer to a plate. Drain all but 2 TBS of fat from the skillet. Add onions and cook over med-high heat, stirring often, until golden, about 8 min. Add salt and pepper, scraping up brown bits from the bottom of the skillet
3. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook, 15 min. Stir in peas, cover and cook 5 min. more or until peas are tender but still bright green. Just before serving, stir in reserved bacon, butter and thyme.