Sugar Snap Peas With Tarragon Butter
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 3⁄4 lb sugar snap pea, strings discarded and peas halved diagonally
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Blanch sugar snaps in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, 1 minute.
- Drain in a colander. Immerse colander with sugar snaps in a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, about 2 minute.
- Drain again well, then transfer to paper towels and pat dry.
- Cook shallot in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 1 minute.
- Increase heat to high, then add sugar snaps and sauté, stirring occasionally, until sugar snaps are crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes.
- Add tarragon, zest, salt and pepper and toss until combined well.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sandi From CA
Arcadia, California