And so I came to July's 'In the Bag'. This event is run by Julia from 'A Slice of Cherry Pie' and Scott from 'Real Epicurean'. I haven't taken part before but this month's ingredients of peas, Parmesan, and chicken made it a winner. I didn't think too hard before deciding on a basic mush of peas and Parmesan served with garlicky chicken and my new favourite, pea shoots. I'm afraid I have to confess that in this time of seasonally available fresh peas I used frozen. I love frozen peas and really for cooking and mushing why use fresh?
GARLICKY CHICKEN SERVED WITH MUSHY PEAS AND PEA SHOOTS
(serves 2)
2 chicken breasts
1 tbsp olive oil
1 crushed garlic clove
salt and pepper
250g frozen peas
1 garlic clove, peeled but left whole
1 tbsp butter
2-3 tbsp Parmesan
a little salt and pepper to taste
pea shoots
Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of clingfilm and batter to required thinness with a rolling pin (so they are a roughly even width). Place in a bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, and crushed garlic to marinade while the pan heats. Heat a large frying pan, add a little olive oil, place the chicken breasts in the pan (lying them away from you so you aren't splattered with oil), and cook through turning once or twice during cooking. Obviously the cooking time depends on your chicken breasts but I find about ten minutes works.
While the chicken is cooking boil a pan of water and drop in the peeled whole garlic clove, add the peas and boil for a few minutes until cooked through. Drain the peas, remove the garlic, return the peas to the pan, add butter and Parmesan and either mash or whizz with a blender until the peas reach the consistency you like. Spoon a large dollop of peas onto the plate, add the chicken with any juices from the pan, and finally a generous handful of pea shoots.

5 comments:
That looks so summary, really lovely. I tried pea shoots for the first time this year, they're really nice, aren't they? I love how you've used both peas and the shoots.
Thanks for entering 'In the Bag'!
Lovely picture!!
Sure looks delicious to me. I'm not sure I'd make my peas "mushy peas" - that's a UK think I gather - but I can enjoy the ingredients in general. :)
Thanks all and thanks Julia for organising this event.
Mike, yes mushy peas are really a UK thing but you should give it a try. Last night I made the peas and added stock for a lovely creamy pea soup.
Gemma x
Great thoughts you got there, believe I may possibly try just some of it throughout my daily life.
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