Sauté Of Spring Peas With Tarragon Food

GREEN PEA SOUP WITH TARRAGON AND PEA SPROUTS

Steps:

• Place 1 cup peas in microwave-safe bowl; set aside. Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté until golden and almost tender, about 7 minutes. Add remaining peas, 4 cups broth, and 2 tablespoons tarragon; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and boil until flavors blend and peas are tender, about 7 minutes. Cool slightly. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until completely smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Bring to simmer and thin with more broth by 1/4 cupfuls, if desired. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon. Season with pepper.
• Cook reserved 1 cup peas in microwave until warm, about 1 minute.
• Ladle soup into 6 bowls. Drizzle lightly with yogurt. Sprinkle whole peas over and garnish with pea sprouts.
• *Available at natural foods stores and Asian markets.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• Blanch sugar snaps in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, 1 minute. Drain in a colander. Immerse colander with sugar snaps in a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, about 1 minute. Drain again well, then transfer to paper towels and pat dry.
• Cook shallot in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 1 minute. Increase heat to high, then add sugar snaps and sauté, stirring occasionally, until sugar snaps are crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Add tarragon, zest, salt, and pepper and toss until combined well.

SAUTé OF SPRING PEAS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add peas and snow peas. Stir to coat. Cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Stir in tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

TARRAGON SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Cook 1 pound sugar snap peas in boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.
• Drain and toss with 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt and pepper.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH HERBED MUSTARD BUTTER AND DUO OF SPRING PEAS

Steps:

• Whisk 4 1/2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar, fresh tarragon, mustard, and parsley in small bowl.
• Arrange chicken in single layer in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Pat chicken dry. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with dried tarragon, salt, and pepper.
• Bring large pot of salted water to boil.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter with oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Place rounded teaspoon tarragon butter on each chicken breast. Tent loosely with foil to keep warm.
• Add vegetables to boiling water. Cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes; drain. Transfer to bowl. Toss with remaining tarragon butter; season with salt and pepper. Arrange vegetables around chicken, garnish with tarragon sprigs, and serve.

NEARLY SPRING PEAS

Steps:

• Fry the spring onions in butter or roasting fat in a big, wide pan. Stir in the peas with a splash of water and cook, stirring, over a high heat until hot.
• Roughly shred the lettuces and stir into the peas with some seasoning and serve immediately.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH TARRAGON BUTTER

Steps:

• Blanch sugar snaps in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, 1 minute.
• Drain in a colander. Immerse colander with sugar snaps in a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, about 2 minute.
• Drain again well, then transfer to paper towels and pat dry.
• Cook shallot in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 1 minute.
• Increase heat to high, then add sugar snaps and sauté, stirring occasionally, until sugar snaps are crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Add tarragon, zest, salt and pepper and toss until combined well.

PEAS IN TARRAGON CREAM

Steps:

• Cook the peas, do not over cook.
• Remove from heat, drain and reserve until needed.
• Melt the butter and saute the scallions and celery until tender.
• Add the cooked peas to the scallions and celery, mix and stir in the cream and tarragon.
• Cook for 5 minutes, uncovered on low heat, until heated thru.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve.

SAUTEED SPRING PEAS, ASPARAGUS, RED PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Boil the fresh peas and asparagus separately until crisp-tender, about 1 minute each.
• Plunge into cold water to stop the cooking process; drain.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and bell pepper and cook until slightly wilted, about 3 minutes.
• Add peas, asparagus, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to high and add chicken stock; cook until reduced by half-- about 3 minutes.
• Enjoy!

CHILLED PEA AND TARRAGON SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add flour and stir 2 minutes. Gradually mix in broth. Add peas and chopped tarragon. Simmer until peas are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain peas, reserving broth. Puree peas in processor. Add 1/2 cup broth and puree until smooth. Gradually blend in remaining broth. Transfer to medium bowl and refrigerate until well chilled. (Can be made 1 day ahead.)
• Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls. Garnish each with small amount of crème fraîche and tarragon leaves and serve.