Pea Pod Wrap Ups Recipes

PEA POD WRAP-UPS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, place shrimp. Pour dressing evenly over shrimp; stir to coat. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, remove stem and strings from pea pods. To partially cook pea pods, place in boiling water about 1 minute or until pea pods turn bright green. Drain; rinse with cold water and dry with paper towels.
• Drain dressing from shrimp. Wrap 1 pea pod around each shrimp; secure with toothpick. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.

PEA POD WRAP-UPS

Steps:

• Place shrimp in medium bowl.
• Pour dressing evenly over shrimp; stir to coat.
• Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, remove stem and strings from pea pods.
• To partially cook pea pods, place in boiling water about 1 minute or until pea pods turn bright green.
• Drain; rinse with cold water and dry with paper towels.
• Drain dressing from shrimp.
• Wrap 1 pea pod around each shrimp; secure with toothpick.
• Cover; refrigerate until serving time.

PEA PODS WITH ONION

Steps:

• Place the pea pods and water in a microwave-safe bowl; cover and cook on high for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook onion in 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat until crisp-tender., Drain peas; add to onion mixture. Add salt, pepper and remaining butter; toss to coat. Cook and stir until heated through.

PEA PODS WITH FRESH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Snip off ends of pea pods; wash, leave in colander.
• Heat 2 Tablespoons of oil in wok; add pea pods and stir-fry for one minute then remove and set aside.
• Heat 2 Tablespoons oil in wok, add mushrooms and stir-fry for 30 seconds; add pea pods, salt, stock and sugar; stir-fry 2 minutes and serve hot!

PEA PODS AND GREENS MEDLEY

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat broth to boiling. Stir in collard greens, vinegar, onion powder, seasoned salt and garlic powder. Return to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and boil gently 10 minutes.
• Stir in carrots. Cover; cook 8 minutes. Stir in pea pods; cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes longer or until carrots and pea pods are crisp-tender. Serve with red pepper sauce.

STUFFED PEA PODS

Steps:

• Remove string from pods and trim off the blossom end. Make a small slit on flat side of pod. Soak pods in ice water for about 1 1/2 hours. Drain and dry pods.
• Put cream cheese in a pastry bag and pipe enough cheese into pods until full. Arrange pods on a platter lined with spinach or lettuce. Garnish each pod with a bit of cream cheese studded with the appropriate number of peas, depending on how many the mother-to-be is expecting.

BEEF WITH PEA PODS

Steps:

• Trim fat from beef. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/4-inch slices.
• Heat 10-inch skillet or wok over high heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add oil; rotate skillet to coat with oil. Add beef and garlic; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Sprinkle salt and pepper over beef; stir in broth. Heat to boiling.
• Mix cornstarch, water and soy sauce; stir into beef mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Continue boiling 1 minute, stirring constantly (sauce will be thin).
• Stir in gingerroot and pea pods. Cook uncovered about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pea pods are crisp-tender. Serve over rice.

SESAME PEA PODS

Steps:

• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add pea pods and sesame seed. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until pea pods are crisp-tender.
• Stir in bell pepper. Cook about 2 minutes, stirrng frequently, until bell pepper is crisp-tender.