Simple Snow Peas Recipe with Chili and Garlic (2024)

FAQs

What is the best way to eat snow peas? ›

Snow peas can be eaten raw or cooked. However, blanching snow peas will reduce the fibrousness of the edges of snow peas, and boost sweetness and colour. Another good way to cook snow peas is to toss them with a little oil in a hot wok for 1-2 minutes or until tender-crisp. Season and serve.

Sugar snap peas are a cross between snow and garden peas. The pods of snow peas are flatter with small, premature peas, whereas sugar snap peas are more rounded. Both have an identical nutritional profile and very similar flavors although sugar snap peas tend to be sweeter and more flavorful.

Snow peas are also known as Chinese pea pods since they are often used in stir-fries. They are flat with very small peas inside; the whole pod is edible, although the tough “strings” along the edges are usually removed before eating.

Sugar snap peas are delicious and easy to prepare. You can eat them raw or cooked, and they go great with a variety of different recipes. Raw sugar snap peas are a convenient snack you can take on the go, while cooked sugar snap peas have a rich flavor that goes well with other dishes.

Sugar snap peas are a cross between snow and garden peas. The pods of snow peas are flatter with small, premature peas, whereas sugar snap peas are more rounded. Both have an identical nutritional profile and very similar flavors. Still, sugar snap peas tend to be sweeter and more flavorful.

Snow peas (_Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon_) and soybeans (_Glycine max_), the source of edamame, are both legumes, and they both produce edible seeds inside their seed pods. They are distinct plants, however, and they differ in both their growth habits and the way in which their seeds are consumed.

Letting the peas get to big causes them to become hard and bitter tasting which most people find to be very undesirable. Because of this you should pick your peas at least every other day, if not daily, to ensure that you get a nice, flavorful pea.

Yes! Fresh/frozen green peas can really easily be overcooked. They'll lose the bright green, getting more dull and a bit darker. They'll also get mushy.

Pea shoots should be harvested from the young plants as soon as they emerge. Pinch them off with your index finger and thumb or cut them off with garden snips. If you wait too long, the snow peas will become starchy and tough, and the pea shoots will become fibrous.

Powdery mildew is a late-season fungal disease that can impact peas if weather conditions are conducive. Peas that are planted late are usually more susceptible to powdery mildew than those planted early.

How do you keep snow peas crisp? ›

Snow or Sugar Snap Peas

Blanch small-podded peas 1 to 1½ minutes, medium peas 2 minutes. Blanch one pound in one gallon of rapidly boiling water. If it takes more than one minute for the water to return to a boil after adding the peas, they will cook and be less crisp.

Snow peas are an eat-all-pea, from the French term pois mangetout. In our opinion the best way to prepare them is on the stove top. We use a combination technique known as steam frying. Steam frying is essentially a short sear followed by a couple of minutes of steaming in the skillet.

Eat sugar snap peas raw or gently boiled so they don't lose that wonderful crisp crunch – they're great in salads or stir-fries.

Snow peas are also known as Chinese pea pods because they are often used in stir-fries. They are flat with a group of very small peas inside. The whole pod is edible, but the tough strings that run along the outside edge are usually removed before eating.

Purple snow peas can be tossed into salads, roughly chopped into coleslaws, sliced lengthwise and stuffed with crab or soft cheeses, or displayed on appetizer platters as an accompaniment to creamy dips. The snow peas can also be utilized as an edible garnish for main dishes or served raw as a crunchy snack.