John Myers
Whether you have to clean snow peas depends on their age. Young specimens usually have no strings – you only need to wash them under running water and cut off the stem ends generously on both sides. Tip: To speed up the work step, place two or three pods on top of each other and cut off the ends at the same time with a sharp kitchen knife. If you can already see the peas in the pods, the legumes may develop firm fibers on the sides that get in the way when chewing between the teeth. To remove the strings from the sugar snap peas, simply pull them out from the stem end with a knife.
Preparing Sugar Snap Peas: Is Cooking Obligatory?
One thing is clear: their tender consistency and the fine, sweet pea flavor make sugar snap peas popular as a side dish. After washing and de-threading the snow peas, they can be eaten with their skins on – even uncooked. Unlike their legume counterparts such as beans or lentils, they do not contain any inedible substances: you can eat sugar snap peas raw without having to fear any health problems. However, to serve snow peas as a side dish like vegetables, it’s best to steam them briefly or toss them in butter in a pan for a more subtle flavor. As an ingredient in an Italian salad, sugar snap peas can also be enjoyed raw after cleaning.
Blanch sugar snap peas: rich green and crispy
If you want to eat the legume as the main course, for example in the form of a mangetout salad, the blanching method is a good choice. A bath in ice water after a short cooking time brings out the green color to its best advantage and, in combination with red currants, gives the dish an appealing look. Simply put deep-frozen sugar snap peas in boiling, lightly salted water for a few minutes or in a vegetable and sugar snap pea pan together with carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, and the like.
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