Queen Carlin Peas

Carlin peas are one of Britain's best-kept culinary secrets, and Bold Bean Co's Queen Carlin Peas are the most considered way to bring them to the table. Grown in the UK and produced in collaboration with Hodmedod's, the champions of British-grown pulses and grains, these peas are slow-cooked to perfection with just water and a pinch of salt, developing a beautifully soft, delicate texture and a distinctly nutty, earthy depth of flavour.

Often described as what you might get if a chickpea and a puy lentil had a baby, they share the chickpea's satisfying bite and nuttiness while carrying a chestnut-like warmth and earthiness all of their own. And their bean stock? It tastes almost like a very good gravy.Bold Bean Co was founded in 2021 by Amelia Christie-Miller, a former private chef and food sustainability professional whose relationship with beans was transformed by a jar of heirloom butter beans eaten straight from the fridge during a hungover afternoon in Madrid. She returned to the UK determined to recreate that experience, sourcing premium varieties of beans from the climates best suited to each one, slow-cooking them with care and bottling them in tall glass jars with nothing artificial added.

The Queen Carlin Pea, when it launched, became the first British-grown jarred bean to be sold nationally and was featured on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch. A versatile pulse of genuine character, Carlin peas shine in a vast range of preparations: simmered into a savoury spiced dhal with coconut milk and squash, blended into a silky, hummus-like dip with good olive oil and lemon, roasted until crisp and golden for a salad topper with real bite, or stirred through a rich tomato and red pepper stew. Their bean stock is an ingredient in its own right, adding immediate depth to whatever dish it joins. Free from additives and preservatives, naturally high in plant protein and fibre, and loaded with anthocyanins from their deep purplish-brown skins, these are beans worth being genuinely proud of.