Description
My daughter used to call fresh peas ‘green candy.’ Try them in this simple side dish, which goes with pretty much everything–chicken, beef, or fish.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shelled fresh peas
- ¾ pound new or red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh mint
Instructions
- Put peas in a bowl.
- Place potatoes in a pot and cover with lightly salted cold water. Bring to a boil; cook until crisp-tender
- 1 to 2 minutes. Drain
- pouring enough hot cooking liquid over peas to cover. Let peas stand 30 seconds
- then drain and rinse peas under cold water.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add peas
- potatoes
- broth
- and salt. Cook
- stirring
- until liquid reduces to a glaze
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in parsley and mint.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 8