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Pea, pancetta & mint soup

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Ingredients

* 1 x 70g pack cubetti di pancetta
* 1 medium potato , peeled and chopped
* 500ml chicken stock
* 250ml frozen peas
* ½ small bunch mint , chopped
* crusty bread , to serve

Method

1. Fry the pancetta in a non-stick pan (no need for fat, as it will cook in its own). When it is crisp and browned, scoop out a little to garnish the soup then add the potato and chicken stock to the rest and simmer until potato is completely soft. Add the peas and simmer for 3 minutes, then add the mint.
2. Whizz everything together with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth. Serve with the extra pancetta sprinkled on top and some crusty bread.

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Brussels sprouts with pancetta

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Brussels sprouts with pancetta

Ingredients

1kg Brussels sprouts
100g thinly sliced pancetta , cut into 2cm strips
about 4 tbsp hot goose fat
a handful of shredded sage

Method

Blanch the Brussels sprouts in a pan of boiling salted water for 3 mins, then drain and tip into a bowl of iced water to cool quickly. Drain well again and set aside until nearly ready to serve. Sauté the pancetta in the hot goose fat until crisp. Toss in the sprouts and stir-fry for 2-3 mins, adding the sage to serve.

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