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Pickled pea frittata

• Kylee Newton

Published: August 2, 2021 at 12:29 PM

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Serves 8-10

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

plus pickling time

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Make your own pea and mint pickle to keep in the fridge to lift summer dishes, including this classic frittata

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Try this pickled pea frittata recipe adapted from The Modern Preserver’s Kitchen by Kylee Newton (Quadrille, £22).

Ingredients

• 1 ½ tbsp unsalted butter

• 2 tbsp light olive oil, rapeseed or vegetable oil

• 2 large onions

  diced

• 200g pea and mint pickle (see below)

• 120g mixed fresh herbs (mint, flat-leaf parsley, basil, coriander, chives

  roughly chopped

• 12 eggs

  whisked

PEA AND MINT PICKLE

• 500g fresh peas

  (podded weight)

• 350ml cider vinegar

• 80ml filtered water

• 30g white sugar

• 1 ½ tsp sea salt

• 1-2 bird’s-eye chillies

  roughly chopped

• 1 tsp black peppercorns

• 6-8 fresh mint leaves

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Method

• step 1

  To make the pea pickle, combine the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, chilli and spices in a large, non-reactive pan, keeping the mint to one side until the jarring stage. Place over a medium heat, stirring until the sugar and salt dissolve and the spices infuse. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes, then allow the brine to cool slightly.

• step 2

  Pack your peas and mint leaves into appropriately sized, clean sterilized jar or jars. Try to fit in as much as possible without squashing or forcing too tightly, leaving a gap of about
  1cm from the top rim. Pour the brine over the fruit or veg. Gently tap out any trapped
  bubbles, or use a chopstick to manoeuvre the bubbles out, making sure you get out as many as you can (this trapped air can encourage fermentation). Top up with brine again so the peas are entirely covered, up to 2–3mm from the very top, and seal with a sterilized dry lid.

• step 3

  To make the frittata heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, placing a rack in the grill position.

• step 4

  Warm the butter and oil in a large non-stick, oven-safe frying pan (about 26–28cm) over a medium heat. Add the onions, season generously with salt and pepper, and cook the onions for 10–15 minutes, stirring until they are caramelized, glossy, sticky and sweet.

• step 5

  Reduce the heat slightly, add the pickled peas and cook for about 30 seconds, then stir through the herbs and arrange the ingredients equally around the pan. Pour in the whisked eggs and use a wooden spoon to move the ingredients around to distribute everything evenly. Cook for 5–6 minutes until the egg starts to set on the bottom of the frittata. Run a spatula around the edge of the frittata for ease of flipping it out later.

• step 6

  Switch the oven to grilling and slide the frittata pan onto the rack. Cook with the oven door closed for a further 4–5 minutes, or until the top of the frittata is golden brown and it has cooked through. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool slightly, then carefully flip the frittata onto a large board or plate. Sandwich another plate on top of the frittata and flip again, so that you have the pretty golden side facing up.

• step 7

  Slice into 8–10 wedges and serve with a chutney of your choice, if you like.

Cook's notes

Substitute the pickled peas for pickled carrots, pickled peppers, pickled fennel or pickled corn kernels.

Add crumbled feta, goats’ cheese or ricotta, or slice some cherry tomatoes in half and gently push into the top of the frittata while it is cooking on the stove top.

Recipe adapted from The Modern Preserver’s Kitchen by Kylee Newton (Quadrille, £22). Photography ©Laura Edwards

Authors

Kylee NewtonAuthor

Kylee Newton is a preserver, cook, writer and educator.

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