French Peas

Submitted by dicentra

"This is from TOH. I haven’t tried them yet, but I am typing it up for ZWT II. Looks like a yummy side dish. 12 servings."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) cans sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 8 cups frozen peas, thawed

directions

1. In a large saucepan, sauté water chestnuts and onion in butter until onion is tender. Stir in the flour, sugar and salt until blended.
2. Gradually add milk; stir in peas.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 3-5 minutes or until peas are tender and sauce is slightly thickened.

Reviews

[kymgerberich]

I thought these were really good peas!! Love the crunch of the water chestnuts!! The combination is really lovely!! Thanks dicentra!!

 

[Susie D]

This is one of those "I would like better IF..." recipes. The parts are there, but I thought the recipe needs adjustments before I would use it again. First, let me say I did reduce the recipe, but I don't know how that would throw things off. I ended up having to make more roux to get the dish to thicken with the amounts I was using. My other suggestion would be to dice the water chestnuts. I found the large pieces attractive, but think the smaller size would be a better fit with peas. I did like the crunchiness they added. I would add red peppers or pimentoes if I was serving this for a special occasion for color. I also added lots of cracked black pepper for personal taste. Thank you for sharing your recipe!