Tuesday, September 16, 2008

16. Buttered Peas


Date Cooked: September 9th, 2008
Page: 172
Rating: C

Okay everyone. Hold on for another exciting recipe! This one combines the great flavors of peas with salt and butter. Exciting wouldn’t you say!

This is a pretty weak recipe entry from the book but it was more of a technique learning experience. I’m not sure if this is a technique that should be used. Basically you sauté frozen peas in a pan with butter and serve warm. Yes, the book recommends frozen. I don’t want to say it was a horrible failure but man I need to stop learning from mistakes. I need to start learning from success!

So this is the failure part. I was boiling water for pasta and decided to use the same burner. I forgot to turn the burner down so when the peas hit the melted butter they exploded like firecrackers. I had pea shrapnel all over the stove. I quickly removed them from the heat and turned the burner down but the damage had been done, little crispy peas. Now I won’t lay all the blame on the stovetop temperature. The fact that these peas sat in my freezer for a long time certainly didn’t help. They had developed a woody texture that no amount of butter was going to soften.

Anyway, I’ll go back to steaming my peas or boiling them in a little water.

Rating: C, simply because it would have been easier to steam them and they would probably have tasted better. Maybe I’ll try this method again with a newer bag of peas and a little more attention to detail.

On a completely non-food related topic, mother nature Sunday night decided to deal a vicious blow to my minivan by pushing a 40 year old maple onto it. At least she was nice enough to spare my house and the car that should have been crushed. I might not be attempting as many failures in the coming weeks.

4 comments:

  1. Aw! Sorry about the minivan!!

    On food blog note, hmmmhh..I am loss of words! I guess it was 'green peas' popcorn with butter then? :D If anything, I am truly amazed (and okay..very much entertained) by your perseverance!

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  2. I love all of these veggies!! YUM!!

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  3. Sorry it's been so long since I've visited - you've been busy!!

    First of all, sorry about the minivan. We discovered a leak in our ceiling several weeks ago, and have been dealing with it since, so I know what it's like to have something unplanned like this happen!!

    This way of cooking peas is interesting. I can see, though, why it would be better to just steam or cook them in some water - and it's healthier that way too! And I love grilled corn - the best way to eat it! - and that butter I'm going to have to try!

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  4. I've just found your blog and I'm reading it from the beginning. I'm really impressed by your ambition, and your frankness about the more humorous efforts. :) I'm looking forward to getting caught up on this blog.

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