Mashed peas and bacon

2_05221 PURE ' PEAS and BACON INGREDIENTS for 4 PEOPLE 500 grams of dried peas, 2 spring onions, 2 cloves of garlic, a sprig of thyme, 2 Bay leaves, 150 g of bacon cut into strips, 70 g butter, salt, pepper.

Rinse dried peas under cold water, then pour into a large bowl with warm water, letting them rest for 2 hours.

Next, drain the peas and place in a pot filled with cold water; Add salt and bring gently to the boil.

Skim from time to time.

Add the spring onions without the green part, peeled garlic, thyme and bay leaf.

Cook fresh focus for about an hour and 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, gently saute the strips of bacon in a pan.

Drain and drain the peas, remove the thyme and the bay leaf and go through the food mill: legumes a puree creamy.

mix the mashed potatoes, add the butter and ó of bacon.

Pour the puree into a rectangular baking dish, sprinkle the surface with the rest of the bacon and gratinate in the oven 5 minutes hot.

Serve.