Savory Pan Peas are a simple and tasty side dish, ideal with any main course. It’s a side dish that we can prepare all year round because if they are in season, they are easily found at the greengrocer or supermarket; if not, we find them in convenient glass jars or cans.
I served the peas with homemade green olive hamburgers. The recipe to prepare them as good as those from the butcher can obviously be found on my blog or by clicking here.
Let’s be honest, everyone has their recipe for many things; the variations are endless, there are many different ways or procedures, but the only thing that matters is achieving a good and tasty result.
Let’s dive into a sea of peas with onion or leek and that extra touch!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 340.93 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 22.85 (g) of which sugars 7.93 (g)
- Proteins 12.04 (g)
- Fat 22.23 (g) of which saturated 3.73 (g)of which unsaturated 2.04 (g)
- Fibers 8.42 (g)
- Sodium 646.11 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 250 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Savory Pan Peas for two people
- 1 package Green Peas (canned or in glass)
- 1.4 oz leek (or onion)
- to taste Extra virgin olive oil
- to taste Marjoram
- to taste Chili pepper (powdered)
- 1 1/2 cup White wine
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 pinch Peppercorns
- 1 pinch Black pepper (ground)
- 1.1 oz Speck (cut into strips)
Tools
- Stove
- Pan
- Knife
- Wooden spoon
- 1 Cutting board
Preparation of Savory Pan Peas
As I mentioned before, the recipe is very simple, requiring only a few steps and especially very few ingredients, which are mostly aromas. Note the few steps to obtain these tasty Savory Pan Peas.
First, let’s fry the leek sliced into rounds or the chopped onion with some extra virgin olive oil. When the leek or onion begins to brown, we will add the speck strips and let them brown well.
In the meantime, let’s drain the brine from the peas and rinse them under cold running water in the sink.
We can now add the peas to the pan. Now that the peas are in the pan, let’s continue by sprinkling everything with a pinch of salt and ground black pepper.
Let it cook over medium-high heat with the lid on for about 5 minutes. After this time, we can deglaze with half a cup of white wine and let it cook for at least another 10 minutes.
Finally, add the black peppercorns; not too many are needed, just to accentuate the smell. Put some marjoram leaves in the pan if you have them fresh, or even dried marjoram is fine.
The chili pepper is your choice; I like it, so I add it at the end, a light sprinkle to give even more character to this side dish.
Lastly, I remind you that I am waiting for you here every day on my cooking blog with many good, easy, and economical recipes. Enjoy your meal!!!
Storage:
You can store the peas in the refrigerator when they are completely cold or you can close them in a freezer container and keep them for a month.
Looking for more recipes?
Did you like this recipe? Did you say yes? Good, you are in the right place. I have many easy and quick side dish recipes to prepare. Among the many tasty side dish ideas I have proposed over the years on the blog, I have selected for you two recipes for which I will also leave the links; the first is Savory Pan Fava, the most clicked recipe of 2019, and the second is a staple of my blog: Savory Pan Carrots
