Minty Green Peas

Name: Minty Green Peas
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H7M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H17M0.000S
Yield: about 3 cups, serving 4 to 6
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/4 cup minced yellow onion; 1 pound frozen green peas, not thawed; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint

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Level: Easy
Total: 17 min

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 7 min

Yield: about 3 cups, serving 4 to 6

Level: Easy
Total: 17 min

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 7 min

Yield: about 3 cups, serving 4 to 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup minced yellow onion

1 pound frozen green peas, not thawed

1/2 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint

Directions

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the peas and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the saucepan, and simmer until tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the salt and mint and stir.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the peas to serving plates. Serve hot.

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, originally appearing in Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2004