Nonna’s peas and one of the only ways I can get my son to eat something green:
- Good olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- Fistful of cubed pancetta dolce (or bacon)
- 3 cups of frozen peas
- Level teaspoon of sugar
- Salt to taste
- Sizzle the chopped garlic in a good glug (yes, stole that word from Jamie Oliver, love its sound) until the olive oil has absorbed the taste of garlic but garlic is not brown or burnt.
- Add cubed pancetta or bacon and let sizzle until the bacon is well cooked but nowhere near crunchy.
- Add frozen peas and let sizzle and cook about 3 minutes, add splash of water if needed.
- Add sugar and cover with water, just enough to cover the peas.
- Let boil for ages so that the peas are soft and you don’t have to strain too much water out of the pot.