Make frozen peas fabulous with this recipe for garlic buttered peas! A fast aspect dish that goes with every little thing, the peas are sauté-steamed in garlic butter, somewhat than boiling individually. Simpler, tastier, by no means mushy and so tasty you’ll grow to be identified for them. 🙂
I are inclined to draw back from sharing primary recipes like at the moment’s Buttered Peas. Too simply distracted by extra exciting-sounding dishes. Pierogis! Crispy hen burgers! Chocolate cream pie!
But, the irony in all this, after all, is that I make these peas a gazillion instances extra usually than I do Basque Cheesecake. A staple aspect dish, fast to make however completely restaurant-worthy. Although, posh eating places may pod their very own somewhat than shopping for frozen. I assume they don’t purchase into the entire snap-frozen factor like I do? 🙂
Substances
I’m a little bit of a frozen vegetable snob. You’ll by no means discover store-bought frozen broccoli or onion in my freezer. However you’ll all the time discover peas. As a result of they’re good!
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Frozen peas – Prepare dinner from FROZEN, not thawed! Nicely, it’s tremendous if they’re thawed however there isn’t any have to.
Child vs common – The recipe works for both. Child peas (referred to as petite peas in some international locations) are barely sweeter with a barely softer pores and skin. I’m partial to those however gained’t hesitate to make use of common peas.
Recent – You possibly can additionally put me to disgrace by making this recipe with freshly podded peas. 🙂
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Butter – For pretty buttery flavour. Substitute with different oil of selection – additional virgin olive oil is my subsequent decide, coconut oil for a tropical / Indian vibe.
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Garlic – It simply makes every little thing that rather more scrumptious. Recent please! Give the jarred stuff a miss – it’s bitter and moist so you may’t sauté it correctly and the flavour barely resembles the actual deal.
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Salt and pepper – Seasoning. Peas want it!
How I prepare dinner frozen peas
To prepare dinner from frozen, simply add the tiniest splash of water which helps steam-sauté them sooner. The water evaporates by the point the peas are cooked.
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Sauté garlic – Soften the butter then sauté the garlic till very mild golden in medium warmth, round 30 seconds.
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Tip the frozen peas in with salt and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon of water which creates a steamy setting to prepare dinner the peas somewhat sooner. The water evaporates in a couple of minutes, abandoning simply tasty butter!
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Prepare dinner for five minutes, stirring every so often, or till the peas are heated by. Frozen peas are cooked earlier than freezing in order that they don’t have to be cooked!
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Serve – Carried out and able to serve! Pour right into a bowl or put straight onto dinner plates.
Scrumptious to eat as is – I problem you to cease at one spoonful – however solutions for dressing up are under!
Gown them up
For each day, buttered peas are terrific simply as they’re. The garlic and butter go a protracted strategy to make peas a complete lot extra attention-grabbing!
However, when you’d prefer to step it up a notch or simply really feel like doing one thing totally different, listed below are some solutions:
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Mint them – Toss by finely chopped recent mint. Mint and peas is a traditional! Add nevertheless a lot you need, to your style.
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Lemon – Stir by lemon zest for lovely lemon flavour, or juice for tang.
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Bathe of parmesan – As with many issues, a mound of freshly grated parmesan will flip this right into a show-stopping aspect!
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Clarified / browned butter as an alternative of abnormal butter – for much more intense buttery flavour.
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Spice it – Add some curry powder, cumin, coriander, or different spice of selection into the butter, for a contact of additional flavour.
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Crunch it – End with an enormous handful of store-bought crispy Asian Fried Shallots or pangrattato (from this recipe), for excellent texture!
However that’s sufficient from me. What about you? I do know you’ve acquired a stack of different inventive (straightforward!) methods to decorate up a bowl of peas. Share, share! – Nagi x
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How I prepare dinner frozen peas – Garlic Buttered Peas
Prep: 5 minutes
Prepare dinner: 5 minutes
Complete: 10 minutes
Aspect
Western
Servings6
Faucet or hover to scale
Recipe video above. Make frozen peas fabulous with my recipe for buttered peas! A fast aspect that goes with every little thing. Do not boil the peas – prepare dinner from frozen in garlic butter. Simpler, tastier, shiny inexperienced, by no means mushy and by no means watery!
Directions
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Sauté garlic – Soften butter in a big saucepan over medium warmth. Add garlic and prepare dinner for 30 seconds till mild golden.
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Prepare dinner – Add frozen peas, salt, pepper and water. Flip warmth as much as medium excessive and prepare dinner for five minutes, stirring every so often, till the water is evaporated, the peas are scorching and coated within the tasty garlic butter.
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Serve – Tumble right into a bowl and serve!
Recipe Notes:
2. Gown up peas – Finely chopped mint stirred by on the finish, a bathe of parmesan (oh sure!), lemon zest and/or juice, a pinch of cumin or coriander powder stirred into the butter (or different spices of selection). Recent herbs of selection, chopped and stirred by on the finish. So many choices!
3. Leftovers will maintain for 4 days within the fridge, or freezer for 3 months.
Vitamin per serving assuming 6 servings.
Vitamin Info:
Energy: 129cal (6%)Carbohydrates: 12g (4%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fats: 7g (11%)Saturated Fats: 4g (25%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fats: 2gTrans Fats: 0.3gLdl cholesterol: 18mg (6%)Sodium: 199mg (9%)Potassium: 212mg (6%)Fiber: 5g (21%)Sugar: 5g (6%)Vitamin A: 847IU (17%)Vitamin C: 34mg (41%)Calcium: 26mg (3%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Lifetime of Dozer
Snippet from at the moment’s recipe video!
