“I’d love to re-create the beans and peas with garlic and mint crème fraîche that I enjoyed at Panacea in Adelaide. Would you ask chef Ben Quinton for his recipe?”
Lucy North, Cowandilla, SA
This dish is great served with a char-grilled eye fillet or roast lamb.
Ingredients
Garlic and mint crème fraîche
Method
Main
1.For garlic and mint crème fraîche, preheat oven to 180C. Wrap garlic head in foil and roast until tender (25-30 minutes). Set aside until cool. Pound mint in a mortar and pestle until coarsely crushed, add roast garlic, pound to combine, then combine in a bowl with crème fraiche, season to taste and refrigerate until required.
2.Heat butter in a large saucepan over low heat, add onion and garlic and sauté until tender (5-7 minutes). Add beans and stock, stir to coat, then cover and stir occasionally for 6-8 minutes. Add peas, cover and stir occasionally until beans and peas are tender and most of the stock is absorbed (5-7 minutes). Season to taste and serve with garlic and mint crème fraîche.
This recipe is from the November 2010 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.
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