EASY MUSHY PEAS

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Enjoy comfort food at its best with homemade mushy peas. Their subtle mint and lemon flavour means they're perfect with fish and chips

Provided by Esther Clark

Categories     Side dish

Time 35m

Yield Serves 4-6 as a side

Number Of Ingredients 5

250g dried marrowfat peas
2 tbsp baking powder
25g salted butter , cubed
¼ small bunch of mint , finely chopped
½ lemon , juiced

Steps:

  • Put the marrowfat peas and baking soda in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to soak for 12 hours or overnight.
  • Drain the peas and rinse them twice with cold water to wash off the baking soda. Put the beans in a saucepan and cover with 650ml cold water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 mins until tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Mash briefly and stir in the butter, mint and lemon, seasoning to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

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