Sautéed Snow Peas with Lemon and Parsley

Name: Sautéed Snow Peas with Lemon and Parsley
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 , small shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons); 1 teaspoon, finely grated lemon zest plus 1 teaspoon juice from 1 lemon; , Table salt and ground black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon, sugar; 3/4 pound, snow peas, tips pulled off and strings removed; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley leaves (see note)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2011

Typically used as a filler in stir-fries, snow peas can stand on their own—as long as they don't wither away in the heat.

SERVES4

TIME25 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Sautéed Snow Peas with Lemon and Parsley recipe, we found that browning the snow peas’ pods after sprinkling them with a bit of sugar bumped up their natural flavor. A shallot contributed sweetness and didn’t burn when we added it a...

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