Green Peas
Ingredients
Directions
Shell the peas and wash them in cold water.
Put them in boiling water, just enough to cover them well and keep them from burning.
Boil from twenty minutes to half an hour, until the liquid is nearly boiled out.
Season with pepper and salt and a good allowance of butter.
Serve very hot.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
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The step that matters
Boil until the liquid is nearly gone. Stopping too early leaves the peas watery, while boiling too long makes them soft and dull in colour. Checking as the liquid reduces helps you land on the texture you want.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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