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- Course: Vegetable
- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
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Sesame-Ginger Snap Peas
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When I hear “snap peas” I think of this recipe—sweet, crispy, tender sugar snap peas speckled with black goma (sesame) seeds, with a hint of ginger….You can turn this into a vegetarian entree by omitting the pork and serving it with tofu. Throw the tofu into the wok at the last minute to heat through. It’s great.
Yield :
Serves 8
Ingredients
Snap Peas:
- Vegetable oil for deep-frying
- 1½ pounds fresh sugar snap peas, trimmed, strings removed
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons peeled and minced fresh ginger
- 2 medium cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1½ teaspoons minced green onion
- 2 tablespoons minced smoked pork
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ cup chicken stock, at room temperature
Garnish:
- Black goma (black sesame seeds)
Directions
In a wok or pan, heat 2½ inches of vegetable oil until it is very hot, about 365°F.
Make sure the peas are dry. Blanch them in the oil in batches for 30 seconds. Drain on paper towels.
In a separate wok, heat the sesame oil and sauté the ginger, garlic, green onion, and smoked pork for 4 minutes. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar, and bring to a boil.
Mix the cornstarch and chicken stock to dissolve cornstarch; stir the mixture into the wok until the sauce is thickened and clear. Fold in the sugar snap peas.
Garnish with black goma (sesame seeds) that have been toasted in a dry skillet.
© 1999 Sam Choy, U'I and Steven Goldsberry
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
Nutritional information includes using 1 teaspoon of Black goma to garnish
134kcal (7%)
44mg (4%)
51mg (85%)
46mcg RAE (2%)
212mg
26mg
4g
5g
2g
9g
3mg (1%)
292mg (12%)
1g (4%)
9g (15%)
2mg (11%)
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