The Italians turn plain peas and onions into a tasty and appetizing dish.

This is a side-dish that has endured in my family over many years. It’s quick to make and very easy to prepare while making a main course. It would be best to use fresh peas; although the availability may not be there, and that is why I chose to use frozen peas.

This dish goes great with beef, chicken, and pork. It’s a good looking side-dish with it’s added color; it works well as an edible garnish.

If you’re a vegetarian then you can serve this aside one of your favorite tofu dishes, further enhancing a vegetarian meal. Obviously, you will be required to multi-task; that being said this dish is rated as a difficulty of 4 instead of a 3 on a scale from 1-10. Give this fabulous side a try, I doubt you’ll be disappointed.

Great Italian dishes

Difficulty (Scale from 1-10): 4

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of salted butter
1/4 teaspoons of crushed red pepper
8 ounces of baby onions – chopped
2 pounds of frozen (or fresh) peas – thawed
3/4 cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of flour
1 tablespoon of Italian parsley – chopped
salt – to taste
freshly cracked black pepper – to taste

Preparation

In a large skillet over medium heat add butter, crushed red pepper, and chopped baby onions. Fry until onions become translucent.

Add peas to skillet and stir-fry for a few minutes. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream and parsley and simmer covered for about 10 minutes, or until the peas and onions are tender. There should be a thin layer of cream on the bottom of the skillet, if not, add more cream.

Sparingly sprinkle flour over pea and onion mixture, stirring until sauce is thick. Note: you may not use all of the flour.

Once thick, remove from heat and add salt and black pepper to taste and serve immediately along side of your main course. Or, keep warm until your main course is ready.

Enjoy your side dish!

By: Peter Alfieri

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