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Snow peas sautéed in butter

Name: Snow peas sautéed in butter
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g mange-tout peas; 1 shallot; 50 g butter; parsley; salt; pepper

Here's a quick and easy recipe for spring, when snow peas arrive on the shelves, and it's so simple and delicious just to sauté them in butter with a chopped shallot.

This can be a stand-alone dish, or a side dish for meat or fish.

22 K 5/5 (9 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

14.40 €

4 people

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 2^nd 2024

For 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g mange-tout peas
2 1 shallot
3 50 g butter
4 parsley (optional)
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 775 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare 700 g mange-tout peas by cutting or breaking off each end.

Then wash them.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 7 min.

Plunge them into a large pot of boiling salted water.

Cook until just tender.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Drain, leave to cool a little, then cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

In a frying pan over medium heat, pour in 50 g butter, then when hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute, without browning.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add the snow peas, a little chopped parsley if you have it, mix well and just reheat for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 7

Check the seasoning and serve immediately.

Remarks

Just before serving, you can add a dash of lemon juice to spice things up a bit.

This recipe can easily be adapted to other green vegetables.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=9 %	50 RDI=5 %	40 RDI=6 %	680 RDI=30 %	2,870 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	6 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=4 %	370 RDI: 4 %
Per person	5 RDI=2 %	10 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=2 %	170 RDI=9 %	720 RDI: 9 %