How To Cook Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snap peas are believed to have been developed by Dr. Calvin Lamborn, which was in the late 1960's, and this is when he crossed shelling peas with sugar peas and later developed a sweet pea with an edible pod. There are several methods that you can choose when learning how to cook peas and this is close to the one that is used when preparing sugar snap peas. Most of the peas in the market are sold canned or frozen because the fresh peas are usually available only for short periods of time in the year only and this is mostly before summer temperatures start to get hot. These peas are great accompaniments to any main course meal. These peas are edible podded that be used as either salads or eaten as a whole.

Sugar snap peas are a great ingredient to add to your favorite dishes. Sugar snap peas are only available on brief periods during the year and this is usually in the late spring. For the few people who know how to cook sugar snap peas they will find it easy and it mostly requires water to cook them. Before you start cooking the peas, you will have to shell the peas as well as trim the ends of the sugar snap peas. These peas can either be boiled, saut?ed or steamed. Preparing these peas can be done in a number of ways and here, we use mushrooms as well as peas instead of the frozen ones.

You will need several things to be able to come up with a good meal and this will include a large pot, pepper, lemon, water, salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon butter, ? pound mushrooms as well as ? pound sugar snap peas. The preparation should follow several steps and the first one will be to place the large pot on the stove and add water and salt and wait until the water boils. As the water heats up you should string the peas by pinching off the crowned end of the bean and making sure, you do not let go as you are pulling down the length of the bean.

The tip should snap off and this is where you can then take out the fibrous string in the interior. The peas should then be added to the boiling water and cook for about 5 minutes. When it is tender and you can pull one out it means that it is ready. The peas should be drained and then returned to the pot. The olive oil and butter should then be heated up in a large skillet in medium heat and then add the sliced mushrooms. This should then be allowed to cook for about ten minutes by stirring frequently.

The peas should then be added after all the liquid has evaporated and then add salt as well as pepper. This should be allowed to fry for three minutes while stirring and ensure that you do not over cook as they easily over cook. You should then remove from heat and add two teaspoons of the freshly squeezed lemon juice before serving it. It is important to keep the snap peas in cold atmosphere after purchasing them in order for the process of converting the sugar to starch to be slowed.

By: Louise Kalyn

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