Buttered Peas Recipes

SIMPLE FRESH BUTTERED PEAS (ENGLISH PEAS RECIPE)

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a hard boil.
• While waiting for the water to boil, shell the peas into a colander and rinse them. You should have about 2 1/2 cups after shelling.
• Boil the peas for about 60 seconds. When they all rise to the top, they're done. Remove them from the heat and drain immediately.
• Toss the warm cooked peas with the butter and salt.

BUTTERED SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Cook 1 1/4 pounds sugar snap peas in boiling water until bright green, about 3 minutes; drain. Cook 1 minced shallot in a skillet with 2 tablespoons butter until soft, about 3 minutes. Whisk in a splash of water, then add the peas and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add chopped tarragon and parsley, and salt and pepper.

BUTTERED GREEN SUGAR SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Pluck off and discard the string from each pea pod.
• Bring salted water to boil; there should be enough to cover peas when added. Add peas. When water returns to a boil, cook about 3 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain.
• Return peas to saucepan. Add pepper, salt, butter and mint. Stir to blend until the pieces are well coated and hot. Serve immediately.

BUTTERED PEAS & LEEKS

Steps:

• Gently soften the leeks in butter and oil in your largest pan for 15-20 mins until almost meltingly soft. You can soften the leeks up to a day ahead, then just reheat in the pan before continuing the recipe. Stir in the stock, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 mins. Stir in the peas and spring onions for 3-5 mins more until the peas are defrosted and cooked through, then season and serve.

ZESTY BUTTERED PEAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the first four ingredients in butter until crisp-tender. Cover and cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in salt if desired and pimientos.

BUTTERED PEAS

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring 3 cups water to a boil and add peas and salt to taste. Simmer peas until tender, 3 to 8 minutes, and drain. In a bowl toss hot peas with butter and salt and pepper to taste.

SAVORY BUTTERED PEAS

Steps:

• Melt butter; add next 5 ingredients. Cover and cook at medium heat 6-8 minutes. Stir in pimento.

BUTTERED SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Trim off string side of each snow pea.
• Bring enough water to boil to cover peas. Add salt to taste. Add snow peas and let simmer about 30 seconds or until crisp tender. Do not overcook. Drain.
• Heat butter in skillet and add peas. Toss briefly and serve.

ORANGE BUTTERED PEAS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the marmalade, butter and orange zest. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender. Cook peas according to package directions; drain. Add mushroom mixture and toss. Season with salt and pepper.

BUTTERED SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch the snow peas for 1 minute, or until they are crisp-tender.
• Drain the snow peas well and in a bowl toss them with the butter.

BUTTERED PEAS

Steps:

• The easiest, and maybe the best, way to serve tender shelling peas is to shell them and then cook them in 1/2 inch or so of salted boiling water. Peas take longer to cook than you might expect; I find they take around 4 minutes. Keep tasting them, and drain them when they are done to your liking. Put a large pat of butter on them and a sprinkle of salt, stir together, and serve immediately. If you have it available, chervil is wonderful chopped and stirred in. A slice or two of prosciutto or other ham can be julienned and stirred in with the butter, which makes a lovely pasta sauce for fresh or dried egg noodles. Another way to cook peas, one dear to the French, is to heat the water, then add salt and a few butter lettuce leaves along with the peas. When the peas are tender, swirl in butter to make a sauce around the peas and lettuce. The peas can also be cooked in olive oil instead of butter.
• All of these ways of cooking shelled peas apply to sugar snap peas. Cook them whole, or cut in half lengthwise or diagonally so that they mix well with sauce.