re: Can anybody make frozen green peas taste good?

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How do you wrap little peas in bacon?

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I was thinking, God, that must be tedious.

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I was thinking, God, that must be tedious.

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No kidding.

CIT, I guess I don't know anything about food. I don't like frozen green peas. I pick them out of foods and slide them over on the plate. I request that they be left out of fried rice.

I like pea soup, but I usually use the dried ones. Frozen might work, but I don't like them in rice or other dishes.

Funny you should mention this. I just saw this episode of Laura Calder's French Food at Home and she was cooking :

Pea-Green Soup

Notice the mint included in the soup recipe by my future wife.

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How do you wrap little peas in bacon?

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Tiny, tiny pigs.

It took me forever to find this pic, but here is pea puree utilized with pork. Admittedly, the sear on the pork was lame, but I did nail a perfect 145 midrare.





Slice off a tender morsel of pig or grab a chunk of roasted veggie and dip that into what started as frozen peas. You'll change your mind in a hurry.

I never knew there were such thing as non-smushy (canned) peas, which is what mom always made, until a few years ago when I found them in the frozen section. I love them bc they are crunchy! I fix them with butter and salt.

How in Gods name has it taken two pages worth of receipes to get to a Pea Salad???

blanch the peas, drain and put into bowl.
boil 3-4 eggs, peel, dice, and add to the peas.
dice half of a purple onion
shred a handful romaine lettuce
salt, pepper, and a pinch of cayenne
add a large spoon of mayo.
mix well and refigerate. Enjoy

It is a great summer salad

I think you'd have to try pretty hard to frick up some green peas.

pan fry a few pieces of bacon (cut into little squares)
add chopped shallots
add a tablespoon of flour (stir to make a roux)
add peas, cook on low/med for 20-30 min

ENJOY