Peas with ham in jar cooking in the microwave. Here’s the greatest classic side dish, cooked with the jar cooking technique, in just 6 minutes. Convenient to keep in the fridge, great to serve as is or as a base for a main dish or to fill a savory pie. Like peas with tomato in jar cooking or carrots and peas in jar cooking, this is an excellent side dish. The advantages of cooking peas in jar are numerous: cooked with little seasoning and without adding liquids, you don’t have to watch the cooking (I usually always burned them) and their cooking will be perfect, while maintaining their bright green. In this recipe, I used frozen peas, but at the end of the article, you will find how to cook fresh peas in jar, for when they are in season.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 7 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Microwave, Jar Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 186.76 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.13 (g) of which sugars 3.96 (g)
- Proteins 8.99 (g)
- Fat 11.41 (g) of which saturated 4.38 (g)of which unsaturated 2.75 (g)
- Fibers 4.13 (g)
- Sodium 660.07 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 125 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
Shopping list for making peas in jar cooking
- 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
- 1.8 oz cooked ham (one whole slice)
- 1/2 fresh spring onion (0.5 oz)
- 0.35 oz butter (or)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
What you need to make peas with ham in jar cooking
You can buy jars suitable for jar cooking on the Decorazioni Dolci website, using discount code WECK10.
- 1 Jar 500 ml with thin seal
- 1 Small bowl
How to make jar-cooked peas in the microwave
Peel and slice the spring onion, distribute it in the small bowl and add the butter and pinch of salt. Sauté in the microwave at 750 watts for one minute. Meanwhile, dice the cooked ham.
Distribute the sautéed spring onion in the jar, also add the frozen peas, diced ham, and pepper, and mix. Clean the rim of the jar, close and latch. Set the microwave for 2 minutes with the defrost function*, insert the jar and start.
Reset the microwave to your tested power (water test), mine is 750 watts, for 6 minutes and start the cooking. At the end, let the sealed jar rest for 20 minutes. During this time, the peas with ham in jar cooking will finish cooking and a vacuum will form. Once at room temperature, you can store the jar in the fridge or open it, as per instructions.
Rosella’s advice…
Peas with ham in jar cooking can be stored for 15 days. Defrost the peas using the microwave defrost function to acclimatize the glass, thus avoiding thermal shocks to the glass.
Fresh peas in jar cooking
Add 50 ml of water to the recipe and cook in a jar with a thick seal for 6 minutes.
Add 50 ml of water to the recipe and cook in a jar with a thick seal for 6 minutes.
