Smashed New Potatoes With Peas Lemon And Pearl Onions Food

CREAMED PEAS WITH NEW POTATOES AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium size saucepan. Cover with water, bring to a boil, and cook until fork tender. Drain and set aside.
• Place peas and onions in a saucepan, cover with water and cook for 5 minutes, drain and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, or dutch oven, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes, whisking constantly. Slowly whisk in the milk and half and half. Cook over a low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture begins to thicken.
• Add the potatoes, peas, and onions. Gently fold into the cream mixture until well coated. Simmer over low heat until all ingredients are warm.
• Place into a serving dish and garnish top with crumbled bacon.

SMASHED NEW POTATOES WITH PEAS, LEMON, AND PEARL ONIONS2

Steps:

• Put the potatoes into a large pot, cover them with cold water, and add a large pinch of salt. If they're large, cut them in half. Bring to a boil and simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain. Stick a fork into the potatoes, 1 at a time, lift them out of the colander and peel with a paring knife. Toss the potatoes into a bowl and roughly crush them. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil with the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the butter melts. Add the pearl onions, sugar, and lemon juice and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the lemon slices, peas, and lemon zest and continue cooking until the peas are hot. Season with salt and pepper. Dump the vegetables over the potatoes in the bowl, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil add the parsley and dill and taste for salt and pepper. Scatter the watercress over the top, fold it in just until it wilts and call it a day.Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.Source: dvo.com

CREAMED NEW POTATOES, PEAS AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut potatoes in half.
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over low heat. Add flour; whisk until mixture bubbles and thickens (do not brown), about 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to simmer, whisking often (sauce will be thick). Simmer until very thick, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Mix in cream and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in potatoes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before continuing, stirring often.) Mix peas and onions into sauce. Cook over medium-low heat until vegetables are heated through, stirring often, about 8 minutes.