Beer-Braised Sugar Snap Peas Ingredients: 3 cups sugar snap peas--washed and prepped (see below) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon Earth Balance (or butter) 1 clove garlic--minced 1 dry chile 1/4 cup beer 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon soy sauce or Tamari 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar toasted sesame oil (to drizzle) Method: * Wash sugar snap peas. Snap off ends. Pull fibrous ridge running from end to end off of the peas. *Heat olive oil and Earth Balance in medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Add minced garlic. Saute lightly for 5 minutes. Add peas. Saute 3 minutes. Add beer, vinegar, brown sugar, Tamari, and chile. Stir. Cook 3 minutes. Cover with lid. Cook 5-7 minutes, or until peas are tender. Remove peas. Simmer cooking liquid, uncovered, for approximately 5 minutes (or until cooking liquid reduces by about half). *Drizzle peas with reduced cooking liquid. Serve with drizzled toasted sesame oil. |