Stir fried mushrooms and snap peas

When you have a child who loves eating crunchy peas or beans and another who loves mushrooms, what do you do? The answer is simple. Combine the two in a simple stir fry and everyone is happy.

Snap peas also known as sugar snap peas (豌豆) are a cross between snow peas and sweet peas. The whole pod is edible with a very sweet flavour and a crunchy texture. Snap peas may be eaten raw or cooked. There may be tough "strings" at the seams of the pods that need to be removed but stringless varieties are now available. Peas are legumes, plants that bear fruit in pods enclosing the fleshy seeds we call beans. In traditional Chinese medicine, peas are used to promote urination, ease indigestion, treat oedema and alleviate constipation. In recent studies, peas have been found to be extremely good for the bones. 

 Ingredients 

1 packet snap peas

1 packet oyster mushrooms

Kewpie roasted sesame dressing 

Chopped garlic

Remove the strings from the side of the peas

Parboil the peas for 3 minutes and keep aside

Rinse the mushrooms and squeeze dry.

Trim the tips of the mushroom stems.

Heat up a little oil and fry the chopped garlic.

Add the mushrooms.

Mix the mushrooms thoroughly into the oil.

Do not add water because the mushrooms will produce its own liquid.

Add the snap peas and mix well with the mushrooms.

Add 2 tbsp kewpie roasted sesame dressing, salt and pepper.

Dish up and serve.