Orange Essence Sugar Snap Peas

Ok! So that was the duck, my hubby also did some pineapple chicken breasts on the grill, thank goodness! Ha ha! Cause it was super yummy! LOL, But I will save that for the Hawaiian Luau Post! That will come later this summer, maybe in June/July when my sis IL, Bro IL and the nephews are up! The side dishes we made were all acceptable, the rice was nasty, but I don't like wild rice, and we didn't use all of the onion and the brown rice just never seems to get as soft as the white rice. But the Snap Peas were amazing, and the sweet potatoes rocked. SO here it is: lol

These are the Orange Essence Snap Peas, I thought they would be icky, but I actually REALLY liked them! It's super easy, you can use fresh or frozen, but fresh is much better. Frozen is good, but it is so easy to get them mushy on accident.



You need:

Sugar Snap Peas ( amount depends on how many people you are cooking for, use your judgement)

zest and juice from 1 half of an orange (really, just a half!)

1 T Butter (or margarine would work just fine)

Cracked salt and pepper to taste ( I didn't even bother with salt)

Directions:



Simply bring some water to a boil (just enough to cover bottom of sauce pan about 1 inch deep) boil/steam until tender, if frozen, boil/steam until heated through, but not mushy. Drain water, add butter and keep on heat, zest your orange ( that's scraping the peel gently with a serrated knife or small grate, or zester just until the white shows, you only need the orange colored part of the peel) over the peas and give a gentle toss to the pan. Now, after you have a good visual amount of the zest ( so it looks pretty, like the picture... then it will be about enough zest) then give that orange a good squeeze or three and stir it all together. Let it heat up until the butter is melted and the peas are hot then dump into a serving bowl ( or serve out of the pan and save dishes, ha ha!) Voila! Done! And they have just enough sweetness to go with the buttery flavor. SUPER YUMMY! I would have never thought of putting oranges on peas without the internet, ha ha ha!