Snow peas sautéed in butter


Snow peas sautéed in butter
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.
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Last modified on: June 2nd 2024

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18 min.11 min.29 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Snow peas sautéed in butter
Prepare 700 g mange-tout peas by cutting or breaking off each end.

Then wash them.

Stage 2 - 7 min.
Snow peas sautéed in butter
Plunge them into a large pot of boiling salted water.

Cook until just tender.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Snow peas sautéed in butter
Drain, leave to cool a little, then cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Snow peas sautéed in butter

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Snow peas sautéed in butter
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.
Snow peas sautéed in butter
Add the snow peas, a little chopped parsley if you have it, mix well and just reheat for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 7
Snow peas sautéed in butter
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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
685 Kcal or 2,868 Kj23 gr53 gr42 gr
34 %9 %5 %6 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
88 Kcal or 368 Kj3 gr7 gr5 gr
4 %1 %1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
171 Kcal or 716 Kj6 gr13 gr11 gr
9 %2 %1 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 14.39 €
  • Per person : 3.60 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Mange-tout peasMange-tout peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stock-pot fish , ... All
ButterButter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Endive and beer soup, Diamond biscuits, Saltimbocca, How to prepare spinach, ... All
ShallotShallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, Cod loin with saffron, Rice and peas, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Leek and egg frichti, ... All
SaltSalt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Poitevin twist, Normandy seafood stew, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Mussels marinière, ... All
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