While a simple side dish, this peas and carrots recipe is a wonderful way to ensure that your family gets the vegetables they need. With a combination of fresh peas, carrots, and onion, this vegetable side dish is a brightly colored mixture that is healthy and delicious.
To make the peas and carrots, onion is first sautéed until golden before frozen peas and sliced carrots are added with water, and steamed until cooked through. This side dish is so easy that you can have it steaming on top of the stove while you finish up preparing the other components of your dinner.
What are Peas and Carrots?
Peas and carrots is a classic side dish containing either fresh or frozen peas, and diced or sliced carrots. Peas and carrots are often served together for a few reasons; for one thing, their flavors balance each other out with peas being earthier and carrots being sweeter. Their colors also look beautiful and complimentary together.
Pro Tips
- Thinly slice the carrots to ensure that they cook in the same amount of time that the peas do.
- Cook the onion over low heat to ensure that it gently browns but doesn’t burn. It will impart a sweet, caramelized flavour to the entire dish.
- Cover the pan with a tightly fitting lid to ensure the vegetables steam sufficiently with the water.
- Once the vegetables have steamed, if you find that there is still a lot of water in the pan, you can remove the lid and allow the water to dissipate before serving.
- For extra flavor, you can replace the water with homemade chicken or vegetable stock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are Peas and Carrots Served Together?
Peas and carrots are often served together because they taste wonderful together and their colors are complimentary. While peas tend to have an earthy taste, carrots are usually sweeter.
Can I Make Peas and Carrots With Fresh Peas?
Yes, you definitely could! Frozen peas are often used for peas and carrots because they are more accessible year round and often more affordable. However, if peas are in season where you live, they would make an excellent addition to this recipe.
Can I Add Other Vegetables to Homemade Peas and Carrots?
Yes, you definitely could! If you would like to turn your version of this peas and carrots recipe into a vegetable medley, you could add fresh green beans, edamame, cauliflower florets, baby corn, frozen corn, or even bell peppers. Some spinach would add a bright green colour when stirred in at the end as well.
How to Store Peas and Carrots
This peas and carrots side dish is unlikely to last long, but if you have leftovers, you can place the mixture in an airtight container to store in the fridge where it should keep for a few days. Then, when you would like to reheat them, you can place them in a skillet on the stove with a little extra water or chicken broth to gently heat through. Alternatively, feel free to heat the peas and carrots in the microwave.
Ingredients
How to Make Peas and Carrots
Peel and chop the onion.
Peel and chop the onion.
Peel the carrots and thinly slice them.
Peel the carrots and thinly slice them.
Heat some olive oil in a pan over low heat. Add the onion and allow it to cook until lightly browned.
Heat some olive oil in a pan over low heat. Add the onion and allow it to cook until lightly browned.
Stir in the carrots and peas, and allow them to cook for a few minutes.
Stir in the carrots and peas, and allow them to cook for a few minutes.
Add the water, cover the pan, and allow the vegetables to cook over medium low heat for 30 minutes.
Add the water, cover the pan, and allow the vegetables to cook over medium low heat for 30 minutes.
Remove the lid, season the mixture with salt and pepper, and stir well.
Remove the lid, season the mixture with salt and pepper, and stir well.
Serve and enjoy!
Serve and enjoy!
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