Make frozen peas fabulous with this recipe for buttered peas! A quick side
that goes with everything. Don’t boil the peas – cook from frozen in garlic butter. Easier, tastier, bright green, never mushy and never watery!
Ingredients:
- 3 Tab butter (or other oil/fat)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 lb frozen peas
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tab water
- crumbled bacon (optional)
Directions:
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. If adding bacon, cook bacon and then continue, using bacon fat in place of butter.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds until light golden.
- Add frozen peas, salt, pepper and water.
- Turn heat up to medium high and cook for 5 minutes, stirring every now and then, until the water is evaporated, the peas are hot and coated in the tasty garlic butter.
- Tumble into a bowl and serve!
Serves: 6
Source: recipetineats.com
Notes:
1. Peas – Baby peas (also called petite peas) are slightly sweeter and slightly more tender skin than regular peas. But by no means do I have a negative thoughts about regular peas!
2. Dress up peas – Finely chopped mint stirred through at the end, a shower of parmesan (oh yes!), lemon zest and/or juice, a pinch of cumin or coriander powder stirred into the butter (or other spices of choice). Fresh herbs of choice, chopped and stirred through at the end. Maybe even finely dice bacon. So many options!
3. Leftovers will keep for 4 days in the fridge, or freezer for 3 months.