Ingredients

The following ingredients have 7 Servings
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 12 ounces sugar snap peas (trimmed)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 16 ounces (about 3 cups) frozen green peas (thawed)
  • 6 ounces bacon
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons minced fresh mint leaves

Instruction

  • Heat a large skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and butter and swirl to coat. Add the sugar snap peas, salt, and pepper, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar snaps are crisp-tender. Stir in the thawed green peas and cook while stirring for 1 minute more, until just heated through. Transfer the peas to a bowl and set aside.
  • Add bacon to skillet and cook over medium heat until crispy. Remove bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Once bacon has cooled, crumble or dice it.
  • Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease (and if there's not enough bacon grease in the skillet, add olive oil so that the total drippings in the pan equal 2 tablespoons). Add flour to the drippings and whisk continuously for 1 minute. Slowly and gradually stir in the chicken broth, whisking until smooth. Add the heavy cream. Whisk continuously until the sauce is reduced by 1/3, about 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Add peas back to the sauce. Cook, stirring, until heated through, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the fresh lemon juice and season with additional salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Transfer peas in cream sauce to a serving bowl or platter, and top with crumbled bacon and fresh minced mint. Serve immediately.