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French Peas
Light and gorgeously green, this dish will brighten any table! Ingredients 1 T olive oil 1 shallot, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 16 oz frozen or fresh peas 1/4 cup chicken stock 1/4 tsp lemon juice salt & pepper Cook down shallots in oil. Add garlic and sauté for 1 more minute until fragrant. Add peas, stock, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 5 minutes. Top with tarragon butter. Nerdy Fact green peas are loaded with vitamins and contain high levels of heart healthy minerals, such as calcium, potassium and magnesium.
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Tarragon Butter
Flavored butter is so easy to make and yet it makes a drastic impact on almost any dish! Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup fresh tarragon, chopped 1/4 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp lemon juice Cream the butter. Add other ingredients. Roll up in seran wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. Nerdy Tips tarragon can be replaced with many different fresh herbs; rosemary, basil, thyme. this butter was delicious on everything from bread to the dumpling recipe below. Nerdy Facts In French cooking, tarragon is one of the four fine herbs. The flower of the French tarragon plant is sterile and grows via root division.
