Pea Tips
I had been eyeing these pea tips (snow pea tips, pea leaves, tom yau, among its many names) at the asian market and just finally decided to pick some up yesterday. Sure glad I did!I sauteed it in vegetable broth with lots of garlic, light soysauce, brown rice wine vinegar and a little hoisin sauce. A couple of stirs, then it's done!
Right before this, I had stir-fried some chinese broccoli- the same way I did them last week. And although I basically put the same things in both the pea tips and the chinese broccoli, the flavors of both veggies remain distinctive and yes, awesome! The pea tips were nutty, sooo tasty, done just right. Okay, I'm changing my mind again today, and saying that this has to be my new favorite vegetable... or leaf... or food... whatever- it's just good!
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Wow, I have never had these. I'm going to see if I can find some; at least now that I've seen your photo, maybe I'll recognize them!
Looks nice and refreshing... I'm catching up on blogging... I like your St. Patty's post too!
Hi Kaivegan,
Thanks for commenting over at my blog - I was away for the weekend - I missed my food and my kitchen (oh yes, and my family ;-)). Those greens looks fabulous. We have a big asian market near by - I need to go check it out and see if they have those.
Yo! Yo! Papa Bear in the howz! ***grins***
It's amazing to me how quick you prepare these foods and yet they are so tasty. It just goes to show that cooking does not have to be tedious at all.
And those okras! Little bear 2 munches on them like they are snack-ons! I'm so proud of her. LB1 does not seem to like them much but LB2 and 3 sure loves them!
And what can I say?! You know that Papa Bear has always liked vegetables but it seems like he can't get enough of them these days. They seem to taste better each time you make 'em! Keep those greens coming!
I love you, Mama Bear!
Hi, Leslie!
Glad to see you back!
Susan and Nancy, hope you can find and try those pea tips!
Hi Kai! I had these for the first time last summer. We have a local organic farmers' market, and they had them there for a few weeks. I mostly added them to salads, but your suggestion sounds much better - just lightly sauteed with some good seasonings. They are sweeter than some greens, aren't they? I imagine they are ultra nutritious too!
Beautiful green! It looks like Zelda would love it, I'll keep an eye out.
Beautiful green! It looks like Zelda would love it, I'll keep an eye out.
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