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Skillet-Roasted Sugar Snap Peas

By Lan Lam

Published on November 13, 2019

Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Skillet-Roasted Sugar Snap Peas

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 pound sugar snap peas, strings removed1 garlic clove, minced1 tablespoon soy sauce

Before You Begin

Black or white sesame seeds (or a combination) can be used in this recipe. 

Instructions

  1. Toast sesame seeds in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Heat oil in now-empty skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add snap peas in single layer and cook, without stirring, for 30 seconds. Toss snap peas and spread into single layer. Continue to cook, tossing every 30 seconds, until snap peas are spotty brown and crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
  2. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add soy sauce and cook until all liquid has evaporated, about 30 seconds. Off heat, add sesame seeds and toss to combine. Serve.
Skillet-Roasted Sugar Snap Peas
Photography by Carl Tremblay. Styling by Chantal Lambeth.

Skillet-Roasted Sugar Snap Peas

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Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Why This Recipe Works

Roasting sugar snap peas in a skillet is a simple way to make a fast and flavorful side dish. After adding the snap peas to the skillet in a single layer, we let them cook without stirring them so that they could brown. Once they were crisp-tender, we added garlic and soy sauce and gave the snap peas another couple of tosses to ensure that they were uniformly flavored. Toasted sesame seeds added texture and visual appeal.

Before You Begin

Black or white sesame seeds (or a combination) can be used in this recipe. 

Instructions

  1. Toast sesame seeds in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Heat oil in now-empty skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add snap peas in single layer and cook, without stirring, for 30 seconds. Toss snap peas and spread into single layer. Continue to cook, tossing every 30 seconds, until snap peas are spotty brown and crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
  2. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add soy sauce and cook until all liquid has evaporated, about 30 seconds. Off heat, add sesame seeds and toss to combine. Serve.

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