Snow peas stir fry

March 31, 2018

I had over stocked my fridge with veggies & these tender snow peas were one of those. I normally use snow peas in thai curry or stew & I had no inclination/ time/ coconut milk/ other veggies to make one of those usual concoctions. However, I also wanted to use these snow peas up. Thought will make an easy stir fry (was thinking of the edamame served in wagamama) and pulled out the pan. I am truly glad I tried this one out. One of those recipes where the time spent is very little but the taste is so good. My friend Jan always like this sweet-sour, sweet-spicy combo and just thinking of her I poured some maple syrup over before finishing the dish. God, that took this dish to a whole nice level. This dish takes under 10 minutes to make, very healthy, very tasty – what more reason are you waiting for before trying this one out??? 🙂 This week for me has been about making simple but elegant & tasty dishes. I love this week.

Ingredients

1 cup tender snow peas
1.5 tsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

Trim the ends of the snow peas & wash them.
In a pan, throw in the snow peas along with a bit of water & sprinkle some salt.
Close the pan with a lid & let the mixture cook for a few minutes.
Within a maximum of 5-7 minutes, the snow peas will be cooked to a desired consistency (crunchy but cooked). At this stage, add some freshly cracked black pepper powder & some maple syrup.
Toss well & turn off the heat. Serve this along with some fried rice & gobble it up as is as a pre-lunch salad. Very tasty & healthy!

Recipe Notes

The tender the snow peas, the better this dish is going to taste.
The sweetness of the maple syrup cuts through the heat of the black pepper & that's what elevates the taste of this dish.
You can replace maple syrup with any other sweetener of your choice - sugar, brown sugar, honey.

Stepwise pictures

Trim the ends of the snow peas & add it to a pan along with a teaspoon of water. Sprinkle some salt & close the pan with a lid.

The snow peas will be cooked within 5-7 minutes. Do not overcook it. A slight crunch adds to the taste. Now sprinkle some freshly cracked black pepper powder & some maple syrup. Stir for a minute & turn off the heat.