Sugar Snap Peas with Ham and Mint

Name: Sugar Snap Peas with Ham and Mint
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon, table salt (optional); 1 pound, sugar snap peas (about 4 cups), stems snipped off and strings removed if needed; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 1/2 cup, country ham or smoked ham, diced to 1/4 inch; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh mint; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; , Ground black pepper

Side Dishes
Pork
Vegetables
Quick

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1997

Blanching followed by an immediate shock in ice water yields tender peas that hold their shape.

SERVES 6

TIME 25 minutes

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