This is absolutely the fastest recipe of how to cook sugar snap peas on stove 5 minutes in a skillet. It has the sweetness of natural honey and a very subtle tartness of vinegar. And it’s a great change for sides for a meal. This is also part of our Vegetables, Sides, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & Holidays Categories.
How To Cook Sugar Snap Peas on Stove in a Skillet or Pan
1. Rinse and Remove Any Strings
Quickly rinse off peas in running cold water, whether loose or from a bag. Then, if you get these loose, you might see some string ends. You’ll need to cut or pinch those off. Sometimes, there might also be strings along the edge. Those just pull those off from one end to the other. Usually, when purchased fresh in a bag, those steps are already done for you.
2. Prepare the Skillet or Pan
Heat up a skillet or pan with some vegetable oil using about medium-high heat. For extra flavor, I use bacon drippings in place of the oil.
3. Final Step of How To Cook Sugar Snap Peas on Stove
When the skillet’s hot, add the peas into it. Toss or stir to coat them in the oil. Then, about every 1/2 minute, turn them. After this brief 3 minutes of cooking, cut it down to medium heat.
Then, pour in about 3 tablespoons of honey and mix it up. Turn every 1/2 minute. Cook for 1 minute total.
Finally, mix in about 2 teaspoons of vinegar. Toss every 1/2 minute, like before, and it’s ready to serve after 1 minute of this cooking stage.
Other Ways How To Cook Sugar Snap Peas on Stove
This is an extremely fast and very easy, best recipe for sugar snap peas. You have a number of options to vary the recipe. For example, you can add them into your next stir fry recipe, in place of bell peppers, for example. The only change you make is you stir fry them along with any other veggies or meat you’re having. Another option is
How to Grill Sugar Snap Peas Outdoors
Also, you can use this recipe and cook it in a perforated pan on the barbecue grill, which adds a nice smoked flavor. The change you make is that you’ll toss the snap peas in a bowl with the oil. Then, cook them for a few short minutes over direct heat on the grill. Add the honey, cook for a minute, and sprinkle on the vinegar and cook for a final minute. It’s really like the recipe in a skillet from the stovetop.
About Ways of Serving Fresh Sugar Snap Peas
This recipe for cooking sugar snap peas includes the use of 2 small bags of fresh sugar snap peas from the produce section. It serves 4. For making it for two servings, you just use 1 packet, and click the recipe function to cut the recipe in half. And the same idea for a family of 8, clicking to double the recipe.
Also, you can just add some raw, fresh sugar snap peas into your salad. It adds a lot of crunch and has a very mild sweetness to itself. Some people prefer to cut them in halves or thirds but that’s just optional. And, if you have these cooked snap peas left over, you can still add them into a salad, no cutting in half necessary as they’re now somewhat softened.
Sugar Snap Peas as a Side Instead of Green Beans
You can serve it in place of what you might normally have green beans. For example, macaroni and cheese would go well with this side dish recipe. This recipe is listed on our Christmas Dinner Meals Ideas article, where you’ll also see other traditional and non-traditional fun recipes for main courses, sides, appetizers, salads, and breads.
Difference Between Snap Peas and Snow Peas
To learn more, read this article on the differences between snow peas and snap peas. For one thing, snow peas are thinner; there are some other interesting differences as well. They look very similar.
Nutrition of Honey Sugar Snap Peas From a Skillet
These sugar snap peas fried and seasoned in a frying pan have approximated nutritional values of 188 calories, 22 g carbs, and 238 mg of potassium. For more detailed information, see the Nutrition section in the <Print> recipe option.
Conclusion of How To Cook Sugar Snap Peas on Stove Recipe
Finally, this side is great on a holiday as shown in our Thanksgiving Dinner Meals Ideas and Holiday Dinner Suggestions articles.
Recipe for Sugar Snap Peas in Skillet
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Ingredients
- 16 ozs sugar snap peas
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil or bacon drippings, olive oil, peanut oil
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar or rice vinegar, other vinegar
Instructions
- Heat skillet with oil (or bacon drippings) to medium high.3 Tbsp vegetable oil
- Rinse snap peas, shake off excess water, and toss into preheated oiled skillet. Toss briskly to coat the snap peas. While cooking, turn snap peas about every ½ minute for total of 3 minutes.16 ozs sugar snap peas
- Reduce heat to medium. Pour in honey and cook for 1 minute. Add in vinegar, cook for 1 minute, and serve.3 Tbsp honey, 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
