Wednesday, February 04, 2004

Smashed Peas

Everyday Food magazine quickly became my favorite food magazine. Every month, I go through the pages and admire the beautiful photos, the recipes with ingredients I could easily get at the store, and the ways they dissect food: featuring a simple product such as a tomato and showing you the different kinds and which one to use with what recipe.

One of the first recipes I made from Everyday Food is the smashed peas, a great accompaniment to any main dish.

2 packages frozen peas
1/4 cup water
salt
2 tb butter
2 tb milk

In a saucepan, boil the peas in water with the salt until the peas get tender. Put 3/4 of the peas in a food processor until it gets mashed and return it to the pot with the rest of the peas. Add the milk and butter and mix in while the butter melts.

Note: Since I'm often too lazy to clean another gadget, I just mash all the peas with a potato masher. The end product is lumpy but it's still good.

Posted by Maria @ 10:44 AM