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cheesy peas
Serves 4Peas and Parmesan – it couldn’t be more simple, and if your kids won’t eat their peas this way then they probably never will. Boil the peas until perfect, then remove from the heat and drain in a colander, saving a small cup of the cooking water. Put the peas back in the pan with some of the reserved water and add a knob of butter. Stir around, then sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese and stir again until every single pea is lightly coated in the sweet, delicately melted cheese. You may need to add a bit more water to loosen the peas – you want them to be oozy (almost like a risotto consistency). A small squeeze of lemon juice always lifts the peas and cuts through the cheese, and a sprinkle of white pepper is nice too.
This dish is best made quickly at the very last minute as, like a risotto, the moment those peas begin to cool down things start getting a little claggy and rubbery and you definitely don’t want that.
• from Cook with Jamie
Ingredients
• 4 big handfuls of fresh or frozen peas• a knob of butter
• a big handful of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 lemon
• ground white pepper
11 comments
1. Joe Sun 01 Jun 2008 14:45
I love this salad ,mainly due to the fact that the bresola and peaches really compliment each other
2. Envision Fri 29 Feb 2008 13:07
Cheesy peas? What's going on? I thought cheese was only good on crackers. Damn.
3. Alessandro Thu 14 Feb 2008 17:51
Jamie, you're hilarious as a dude and a magician as a chef. You've turned me onto cooking for good. Thank you.
4. cain and jack from 11E food at Ounsdale high school wombourne Wed 06 Feb 2008 10:06
its cheesy peas.. i mean come on ur supposed to be a professional cook and this is the best you can come up with!!!! god sake.. nah its great really mate... see you soon.. ill give you a bell sometime and pass on my new number for you.. love cain n lane X
5. Menduca Sun 27 Jan 2008 21:50
My husband is a veg so he will love it!
6. Teenytoez Tue 11 Dec 2007 05:08
Looks wicked! I am going to make this dish along with Jamie's Fantastic Fish Pie recipe at my mum-in-law's Christmas get-together in 2 weeks!( In Washington DC, USA) THanks for sharing your great recipes.
7. Artie Fufkin Thu 15 Nov 2007 18:43
Its easy peasy with cheesey peas
8. will bryan Sun 21 Oct 2007 15:08
its cheese, its peas, its cheesy peas. tasted like peasy cheese. keep up the good work jamie.
9. mini me Sat 13 Oct 2007 02:54
i want that recipee
10. Ju Thu 26 Jul 2007 11:30
nham..nham...nice one!! :)
11. Ju Thu 26 Jul 2007 11:29
nham..nham...nice one!! :)