Peas and Potatoes with Bay Leaves and Black Pepper

Name: Peas and Potatoes with Bay Leaves and Black Pepper
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 dried Mediterranean bay leaves; 5 Tbsps butter, softened; 1 liters fresh shelled or frozen peas; 8 servings Kosher salt; 1 teaspoons pepper; 454 grams About tiny yellow or red thin-skinned potatoes, scrubbed

Peas and Potatoes with Bay Leaves and Black Pepper might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe has 176 calories, 6g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. If you have mediterranean bay leaves, pepper, thin-skinned potatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

Instructions

Put potatoes in a large heavy saucepan with bay leaves, salt to taste, and enough water to barely cover. Bring to a boil, covered. Reduce heat and simmer potatoes until just tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Potato

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Salt

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Sauce Pan

Drain all but 1/4 cup water from potatoes.

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Potato

Water

Add peas (rinse with cold water if frozen) and salt to taste. Cook over medium-heat until peas are just tender and warmed through, about 7 minutes for fresh peas and 5 for frozen.

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Peas

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Salt

Drain. Stir in half of butter and grind in pepper.

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Butter

Pepper

Serve hot, topped with remaining butter.

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Butter

Make ahead: For potatoes, a few hours (keep them in the pot and tip out most of the water).

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Potato

Water

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Add peas and reheat.

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Peas

*Mediterranean bay leaves, the traditional type used in cooking, have an oval shape and milder flavor than California bay leaves, which are long and pointed and have a pungent flavor.

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Bay Leaves