Snow peas, also known as sugar snap peas or Chinese pea pods, are a delightful and versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed in a variety of dishes. Their crisp texture and sweet flavor make them a popular choice for stir-fries, salads, and even raw snacks. In this article, we'll explore the delicious combination of snow peas and water chestnuts in three unique recipes: a refreshing stir-fry, a crunchy salad, and a savory soup. Each recipe showcases the vibrant flavors of these two ingredients and offers a unique culinary experience. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting out in the kitchen, these recipes are sure to impress and satisfy your taste buds. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your cooking utensils, and let's embark on a culinary journey that celebrates the goodness of snow peas and water chestnuts.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
STIR-FRIED SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS
Provided by Maggie Zhu
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat a non-stick skillet on medium high heat, add peanut oil. When oil is hot, add garlic and stir until fragrant. Add carrot and keep stirring until carrot is half cooked, around 40 seconds. Add water chestnuts and snow peas, keep stir frying for around 2 minutes. Add salt and stir for another 1 minute, until all vegetables are cooked through but still crispy.
- Place all vegetables on a plate and serve while warm.
SNOW PEAS WITH WATER CHESTNUTS
This is a simple veggie dish that goes well with almost anything. It looks nice enough for company or a holiday dinner. Fresh snow peas are the preference but frozen will work well too. 10 mins prep time is for frozen peas, fresh will take a bit longer.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Wash fresh snow peas if using; trim the ends and string.
- Defrost snow peas and dry on paper towels.
- Melt butter in a wok or lg skillet and add the peas, water chestnuts, garlic, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
- Cook over high heat, stirring, until veggies are tender crisp. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.4, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 7.6, Sodium 322.4, Carbohydrate 11.5, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 3.7, Protein 2.1
STIR-FRIED SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS
Have had this recipe for quite awhile and even after we made it, I didn't post it. We enjoyed this dish very much. What can be bad about it? It has shrimp, water chestnuts and snow peas - yummy!!!
Provided by Manami
Categories White Rice
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Toss shrimp with salt, add wine or sherry and marinate for at least 20 minutes or up to 3 hours.
- Drain shrimp; reserve marinade.
- Heat large skillet or wok over high heat; add oil.
- Add ginger & crushed red pepper, stir-fry until fragrant, and add shrimp.
- Stir-fry until shrimp are mostly opaque (2 to 4 minutes, depending on size).
- Add snow peas and water chestnuts; stir-fry until just heated through.
- Add reserved marinade, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture.
- Bring to a boil and cook until liquid thickens.
- Serve immediately, accompanied by steamed rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.3, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 172.8, Sodium 462.6, Carbohydrate 8.3, Fiber 2, Sugar 2.8, Protein 25.3
CASHEW CHICKEN WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS
Make and share this Cashew Chicken With Snow Peas and Water Chestnuts recipe from Food.com.
Provided by foodart
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl add chicken meat, salt, pepper, sugar, egg white, sesame oil, oil and cornstarch and combine well and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Preheat 14" wok with oil over a high heat and add in the marinade chicken, ginger, shallot and garlic; stir fry until the chicken about halfway cooked.
- Add in the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and add in snow pea and water chestnuts and stirring the mixture the green onion and cashew nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 691.9, Fat 47.7, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 109, Sodium 902.2, Carbohydrate 23.2, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 5.4, Protein 44.2
SURIMI CRAB SALAD WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS
A creamy seafood salad with sweet snow peas, pineapples and crunchy waterchestnuts in a tangy yoghurt - horseradish dressing. Mount it on slices of baguette and serve it as tapas with a glass of Spanish Sherry or put it on a bed of lettuce and enjoy as refreshing summer lunch with a glass of fruity wine. Serves 4-6 as appetizer or 4 persons for lunch. Cooking time is chilling time
Provided by gemini08
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 55m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a glass measuring cup whisk mayo, yoghurt, horseradish, lemon juice and sriracha together, add grated ginger, cover and refrigerate until needed.
- Open the package of imitation crab meat and with two forks tear the pieces into strings to resemble natural crab meat, put into a bowl.
- Remove the dressing from the fridge, pour over the crab pieces, mix well, taste for seasoning, cover and refrigerate.
- Remove ends and strings from snow peas, put a steamer basket over boiling water, steam snow peas for one minute, remove and plunge into ice water to set the color. Remove, pat dry and slice on the bias into julienne strips, put in a large salad bowl.
- Open the can of water chestnuts, drain and pat dry. Stack the slices and cut into match sticks, add to the bowl with the snow peas.
- Open the can of pineapple chunks, drain well, reserving juice for another use, add to the bowl with the veggies. Remove seeds from the jalapeno, mince and add to the bowl as well, mix.
- Take the crab salad from the fridge, fold the veggie medley in, use as much of it as desired, mix well; add salt and more lemon juice if needed. To serve, line salad plates with lettuce and mount the crab salad on top, sprinkle with minced jalapeno.
QUICK AND EASY PEAS & WATER CHESTNUTS
Peas are about the only vegetable my DH likes, and this micowave recipe is so quick and easy. It came from the back of a bag of frozen peas!
Provided by east coast nellie
Categories Vegetable
Time 11m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a 2 quart dish, combine peas and water; cover and microwave on HIGH for 7 minutes.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Cover and microwave again on HIGH for 3 minutes or until heated through.
- Add salt to taste, if necessary.
STIR FRY SNOW PEAS & WATER CHESTNUTS
I usually like to add a little low sodium soy sauce just before serving. Attractive dish, great as part of a Chinese meal or any meal. For added color throw in some shoestring carrots - They cook very quickly and only need 1 minute befor adding the snowpeas.
Provided by Bergy
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Bring the broth to a boil in a wok or skillet.
- Toss in the peas cover and cook for 1-2 minutes (do not over cook the peas), shake the pan a couple of times.
- The peas should be crisp and bright green.
- Add sesame oil and water chestnuts, continue to cook for 2 more minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 50.2, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 4.9, Carbohydrate 8.6, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 3.6, Protein 2.3
CHICKEN AND SNOW PEAS
A simple,tasty, and quick version of a popular Chinese Style recipe.
Provided by REBECCAROD
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Chinese
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Whisk the chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, and ginger together in a small bowl; reserve.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or wok. Cook and stir chicken and garlic in the oil until chicken is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, water chestnuts, and reserved chicken broth mixture. Cook until sauce begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir snow peas into the pan and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17.3 g, Cholesterol 92.2 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 37.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 540.9 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS
Make and share this Shrimp With Snow Peas and Water Chestnuts recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Jens Kitchen
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Peel and devein shrimp. Combine the sherry and soy sauce in a medium bowl and add shrimp. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a wok or large skillet over high heat and add the oil. Add ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the shrimp (reserving the marinade) and cook until light pink, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and snow peas and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the snow peas are bright green and crisp-tender. Add scallions and water chestnuts and stir-fry until just heated through.
- Add the reserved marinade and cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202.4, Fat 8.2, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 142.9, Sodium 1152.4, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 3.6, Protein 18.9
Tips:
- Choose fresh snow peas: Look for snow peas that are bright green and crisp. Avoid any that are wilted or have brown spots.
- Trim the snow peas: Remove the ends of the snow peas before cooking. You can also remove the strings from the snow peas if desired.
- Cook the snow peas briefly: Snow peas should only be cooked for a few minutes, until they are tender but still crisp. Overcooking will make them mushy.
- Use a variety of cooking methods: Snow peas can be stir-fried, steamed, boiled, or roasted. Each cooking method will give the snow peas a slightly different flavor and texture.
- Add snow peas to your favorite dishes: Snow peas are a great addition to stir-fries, salads, soups, and casseroles. They can also be eaten as a snack.
Conclusion:
Snow peas are a delicious and versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. They are a good source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. By following these tips, you can cook snow peas perfectly and enjoy their many health benefits.
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