Name: Sautéed Snow Peas with Ginger, Garlic, and Scallion
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 scallion whites, minced; 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; Salt; red pepper flakes; 1/8 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon rice vinegar; 2 scallion greens, sliced; 3/4 pound snow peas, tips pulled off and strings removed

Why This Recipe Works

For our Sautéed Snow Peas with Ginger, Garlic, and Scallion recipe, we found that browning the snow peas’ pods after sprinkling them with a bit of sugar bumped up their natural flavor. Our Sautéed Snow Peas got a final punch from ginger, scallion whites, and red pepper flakes.

Instructions

Combine 1 teaspoon oil, garlic, scallion whites, and grated ginger in small bowl. Combine ¼ teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon red pepper, and sugar in second small bowl.

Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add snow peas, sprinkle with salt mixture, and cook, without stirring, 30 seconds. Stir and continue to cook, without stirring, 30 seconds longer. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until peas are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes longer.

Push peas to sides of skillet; add scallion mixture to clearing and cook, mashing with spatula, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Toss to combine scallion mixture with vegetables. Transfer peas to bowl and stir in rice vinegar and scallion greens. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.