How to Freeze Sugar Snap Peas and Snow Peas
Learn how to harvest, prepare and freeze fresh garden peas, plus prepare frozen peas too.
Equipment
- large bowl for picking peas
- stockpot with colander insert
- kitchen sink with cold water (or ice water)
- kitchen colander
- baking sheet
- freezer bags or vacuum sealer
Materials
- a bowl of sugar snap peas (or snow peas)
Instructions
- Harvest peas in the morning, before the sun's heat warms them up.
- Bring the harvest indoors and set a large pot of water on to boil.
- Remove the stem end of peas and string, if needed.
- Fill the sink with cold, cold water. Add ice if needed.
- Place trimmed peas in boiling water and blanch for 1 minute.
- Move pot to the sink and lift colander insert, letting water drain off.
- Dump hot peas into cold water and swirl to chill faster.
- Lift peas with a kitchen colander and let them drain in the second sink.
- Bag peas in meal size portions, label and freeze, or spread in a single layer on a baking pan and flash freeze, then label and bag.
- To cook: add butter to a hot cast iron skillet and add frozen peas. Cover and cook for 2-5 minutes or until you're happy with the texture. Salt and serve hot.
