Asian Snap Peas
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Recipe type: Side, Vegetable
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Serves: serves 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 pound sugar snaps peas
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ finely minced shallot or onion
  • ½ pound mushrooms, quartered
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce or liquid aminos
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Preparation Instructions
  1. Prepare a large bowl of ice water and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
  3. Once boiling add the peas and cook for 1-2minutes, (until they are a nice bright green) then use a slotted spoon to remove and plunge them into the ice water.
  4. Once they are cooled, drain them and place them on a towel to dry.
  5. Next take a medium saute pan and heat the sesame and olive oil over medium heat.
  6. Add the shallot and cook until just softening.
  7. Add the mushrooms and cook until they are starting to sizzle a bit and then add the peas.
  8. Raise the heat to medium high and cook until they are just starting to crisp a little on the edges then add the soy sauce and simmer until most of the sauce has evaporated.
  9. Remove heat and toss with butter and season with pepper.
  10. Serve hot!
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2015/09/asian-snap-peas/