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Three Peas with Barley, Chili and Green Garlic
Photo: Charles Deluvio

Three Peas with Barley, Chili and Green Garlic

14 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Three Peas with Barley, Chili and Green Garlic

Pea shoots are the young, tender tips and vines of the snow pea or the sugar snap pea plant. Once your plants are established and producing an abundance of pods, clip off leaf and tendril sections about 4 inches long. If you don’t have your own plants, look for these tender shoots at farmers’ markets or Asian grocery stores. Sambal oelek (or

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

534
Calories
12g
Protein
15g
Fat
91g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Kaffir Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Sambal not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 6 oz. sugar snap peas, trimmed
  • 1 cup shelled English peas
  • 1/2 cup pearl barley
  • 2 Tbs. rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbs. soy sauce
  • 2 Tbs. water
  • 1 Tbs. firmly packed golden brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. sambal oelek or other pure chili paste
  • 1 Tbs. Asian sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green garlic, or 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 2 fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • About 1/4 lb. pea shoots

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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