Friday, May 15, 2009

What's in the Garden this Week??? Peas!!!

This is a MO creation, inspired by the most recent issue of Vegetarian Times. It was delicious, but like most of his creations this one came out a little on the spicy side. However, if you used just a pinch of red pepper flakes this would be an absolutely amazing spring side dish. Quickly stir-frying sugar snap peas really brings out the sweetness, but you still get the fresh crsip texture. This is really easy and more of a technique than a recipe:

Quick Stir Fried Spring Peas
Wash and stem peas. Toss with a little olive oil, juice of one lemon, and a pinch each of salt and dried red pepper flakes. Heat wok or frying pan until hot. Quickly stir fry peas until bright green (they will still be crisp - not browned). Remove from heat, toss with lemon zest and serve.

1 comment:

Andrea Meyers said...

Oh, I can't wait for our peas. The bunnies ate the plants down to the ground and we had to start over, but they are coming back. I always like them stir fried, they add such a nice flavor and crunch to stir-fried dishes. Thanks for sharing your stir fried peas with Grow Your Own.