{"id":5255,"date":"2016-05-20T17:11:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2019-03-14T18:51:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:51:27","slug":"five-favorite-recipes-green-peas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2016\/05\/five-favorite-recipes-green-peas.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Favorite Recipes for Green Peas"},"content":{"rendered":"

These favorite recipes for green peas can be made using fresh garden peas or frozen peas. At the end of May, my peas are almost ready to harvest. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that tastes as good as fresh peas…cooked or raw, they’re just delicious. Here are my five favorite recipes for green peas, from your garden or from the grocery store.<\/p>\n

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Five Favorite Recipes for Green Peas<\/h2>\n

I can’t remember the first time I ate fresh green peas. Some of my earliest memories are walking with Mr. Hoffman, the man who owned the house next door to us in suburban\/urban Long Island, showing m me how to pick peas from the vines. He’d let me shuck peas, watching as my nimble fingers carefully extracted the peas from the pods. I’m surprised he had enough left to eat; probably as many peas as landed in the metal cooking pot at my feet also landed in my mouth, for I loved fresh sweet peas!<\/p>\n

This year, my pea crop looks like it might be a little low. A few surprise frosts, torrential rains, and a lot of challenges have kept the peas from really flourishing<\/a> as they ought to. But when I do get those peas in, I love to cook with them. From the Italian pea recipe below to risotto dotted with green jewel-like peas, peas are some of my favorite vegetables from the garden.<\/p>\n

How to Cook Fresh Peas<\/strong><\/p>\n

I boil or steam the fresh peas out of the pod. Place a sauce pan on the stove and add 1 cup of water. Add 1 cup of fresh peas and a pinch of salt. Make sure the water covers the peas but doesn’t drown them, as my dad would say. Bring them to a boil, cover, and boil for up to six minutes, testing for the right consistency that pleases you after 2 minutes. Drain and serve with butter and salt.<\/p>\n

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Peas growing in the garden.<\/p><\/div>\n

Freezing Fresh Garden Peas<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can freeze fresh garden peas to enjoy later. To freeze garden peas, you will need:<\/p>\n