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How to prepare gourmands peas

Name: How to prepare gourmands peas
Prep time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 700 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 750 g gourmet peas

In spring, when the first peas arrive fresh on the market stalls, there's a special variety called "gourmands", which can be eaten whole, pea and pod.

So, rather than shelling them, you need to prepare them, and here's how.

28 K

30 min.

Easy

7.50 €

700 g

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: April 9^th 2026

For 700 g, you will need:

1 750 g gourmet peas
Total weight: 750 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Wash and drain the peas.

Stage 2

We'll remove the 2 ends of each terminal (indicated by the green arrows), and the "wire" along each side of the terminal.

Stage 3

Take a pod in your hand.

Stage 4

Remove the end and the wire along the terminal...

Stage 5

...all the way.

Stage 6

Turn the pod over...

Stage 7

...and do the same with the other end.

Stage 8

See how with this short animation.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 20 min.

Do this for all pods.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 5 min.

How to prepare gourmands peas : Stage 10

Then cut each pod into sections.

Your gourmet peas are ready to cook in your recipe.

Remarks

You can do the same with new beans.

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	43 RDI=67 %	52 RDI=20 %	4 RDI=6 %	420 RDI=21 %	1,758 RDI: 21 %
Per 100 g	5 RDI=9 %	7 RDI=3 %	0	56 RDI=3 %	234 RDI: 3 %

How much will it cost?

For 700 g : 7.50 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Gourmet peas

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