Spicy Snow Peas With Sichuan Pepper Recipes

SPICY SNOW PEAS WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Heat the sesame oil and the chili oil together in a large saute pan.
• Add the snow peas and toss to coat evenly. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the minced ginger and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Season the sesame snow peas with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
• Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, or both, to taste.
• Serve immediately with additional chili oil and some soy sauce on the side, if desired. Enjoy.

SZECHUAN CHICKEN, PEPPERS, AND PEAS ON RICE

Steps:

• Place rice in a saucepan and cover with water. Mix with your fingers until water is cloudy; drain. Repeat once more. Add 1 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and uncover.
• Mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, chicken breasts, and cornstarch together in a bowl.
• Set a wok or large skillet over high heat and add oil. Add chicken, sugar snap peas, and red bell pepper. Cook, without stirring, for 1 minute. Stir or toss until chicken is lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Whisk soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, and chili garlic sauce together in a bowl. Pour into the wok. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Divide rice among 4 plates. Top with chicken and sauce. Garnish with green onions.

SPICY SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter for 2-3 minutes or until onion is crisp-tender. Add the snow peas, basil and pepper flakes; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until peas are tender.

SPICY PORK AND CASHEW STIR-FRY WITH SNOW PEAS AND RED PEPPER

Steps:

• Stir together Sherry, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce, then stir in sesame oil. Add pork, stirring to coat well, and let stand 10 minutes.
• Stir together sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce.
• Heat a wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil, swirling wok to coat evenly, then stir-fry 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes until fragrant, about 5 seconds. Add bell pepper and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add snow peas and cashews and stir-fry until snow peas are crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl.
• Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in wok until just smoking, then stir-fry remaining ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes until fragrant, about 5 seconds. Add pork and stir-fry, separating strips, until browned and barely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add vegetables and sweetened soy sauce, then stir-fry until vegetables are just heated through, about 1 minute more.

SPICY CHICKEN AND SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Keep warm.
• Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients (through ginger) in a small bowl.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add oil to pan. Add carrots and pepper to pan; sauté 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and peas to pan; sauté 1 minute. Transfer chicken mixture to a large bowl; stir in salt.
• Return pan to heat. Add soy sauce mixture to pan; bring to a boil.
• Cook until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 1 1/2 minutes), stirring constantly.
• Arrange about 1/2 cup rice on each of 4 plates; top each serving with about 1 1/4 cups chicken mixture.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon sauce over each serving; sprinkle each serving with about 4 teaspoons peanuts.

SZECHUAN SUGAR SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute peas in peanut oil and sesame oil until crisp-tender. Add the onions, orange zest, garlic, ginger and pepper flakes; saute 1 minute longer. , Remove from the heat; stir in the cilantro, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cashews just before serving.