Sugar Snap Peas Stir Fry

Seasoned with garlic, rice wine vinegar, and tamari, Sugar Snap Peas Stir Fry is a delicious Asian-inspired side dish. And it comes together in only 15 minutes with 5 ingredients.

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Sugar snap peas

Besides being sweet and delicious, what I love about this vegetable is both the pea and and pod can be consumed, either raw or cooked. While you may want to trim them to remove the tough strings, there's no need to shell them like with English or garden peas and throw away the pods.

They are wonderful raw with onion dip, yogurt sauce, or hummus. Or you can include them in a DIY salad bar.

But my all-time favorite way to enjoy them is to saute and season them with Asian-inspired flavors. This Sugar Snap Peas Stir Fry is the perfect addition to lemon tofu and jasmine rice any night of the week.

Shopping list

You'll only need 5 ingredients to make this recipe, or 4 if you leave off the garnish. And you don't even need any oil.

• Sugar snap peas
• Fresh garlic
• Rice wine vinegar
• Tamari (or substitute soy sauce or coconut aminos)
• Toasted sesame seeds (optional)

For the complete list of ingredients with measurements plus recipe instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to trim

Sometimes you'll find them in the produce section of the market in sealed bags with the pods already trimmed. But if you are buying them in bulk or harvesting them from your garden, you'll want to remove the tough strings.

Each pod has a blossom end where the flower was and a stem end where it was connected to the vine. After washing them, use a paring knife to remove the strings on each side:

1. Start at the stem end and come in at an angle with your knife on the flat side of the pod and remove the string.
2. Come back to the stem end and remove the thinner string from the curved side of the pod.
3. Repeat until all the pea pods have been trimmed.

Method

Once the snap peas are washed and trimmed, making this recipe is very quick and easy:

1. Saute in a little water until tender.
2. Add the garlic, vinegar, and tamari and stir fry for 30 seconds.
3. Remove from heat, garnish with sesame seeds, if desired, and enjoy!

Tips

You can also make this recipe using snow peas instead, although they are not as sweet, so it will taste a little different.

Leftovers can be covered and stored in the refrigerator for a day or two. Enjoy them cold or reheated in the microwave.

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