Green Peas With Crispy Bacon

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon smoked
• 1 teaspoon butter 
• 1 tablespoon mint leaves fresh chopped
• 1 sprig garnishes: mint orange rind curl fresh
• 0.5 cup orange juice fresh
• 0.5 teaspoon orange rind grated
• 16 ounce peas sweet green frozen thawed
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1  shallots sliced

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels

Directions

1. Cook bacon in a medium skillet until crisp; remove and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon, and set aside.
2. Saut shallot in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until tender. Stir in orange rind, orange juice, pepper, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until reduced by half.
3. Add peas, and cook 5 more minutes; stir in butter and mint.
4. Transfer peas to a serving dish, and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
5. Garnish, if desired.
6. *3 cups shelled fresh sweet green peas may be substituted for frozen. Cook peas in boiling water 5 minutes, and proceed with recipe.