{"id":3236,"date":"2010-02-08T07:34:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T14:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2019-10-19T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T22:23:17","slug":"honey-pecan-stuffed-snow-peas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=3236","title":{"rendered":"Honey Pecan Stuffed Snow Peas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know you may be thinking “she’s crazy for stuffing those tiny little pods”, but they are always a hit a party.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When I started catering 20 years ago it seemed like everything idea I came up with involved a lot of time and handling of food. But, I have to say, those are usually the appetizers people go crazy for. Anyone can throw out a cheese tray or deli tray so I tend to like appetizers that people know you went to a little extra trouble making. I usually cringe when someone calls me and ask me if I do “trays”. What comes to mind when I think “trays” are piles of cheese or little hoagie sandwiches with those frilly little picks sticking out of the top.<\/p>\n

I’ve stuffed black olives with pepperoni and then piped in a flavored cream cheese, I have stuffed rigatoni bites<\/a>, and the Parmesan Bacon Wraps<\/a> I make are to die for and they take a couple of hours almost in the oven.<\/p>\n

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This is a great little recipe I first tried about 10 years ago from “Come On In” cookbook. A few years ago I was catering a wedding and I had the menu all prepared for 75 guest. I had planned on doing these snow peas. Normally I would have done 150, which would have been 2 per person. Well, the guest list kept growing and growing and finally ended up at 225.  So the night before the wedding I’m sitting (by myself) stuffing 450 snow peas. I think it took me about 4 hours just to do the peas. After that, I never put them on the menu for 50 or more people — they just takes way too long to do these for large parties.<\/p>\n

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When my daughter was still living at home and she would go grocery shopping with me (and if I was shopping for a catering job) she would say “mom, you always buy in multiples”. I did, 4-6 lb. butter, 6 boxes broccoli, boxes of phyllo etc. I’m sure when people see me hand picking and counting my snow peas they think I’m either crazy or anal about my food. I just want the larger peas to stuff and I don’t want to get more than I really need or get the broken ones.<\/p>\n

You shouldn’t let these stuffed peas scare you though because for a small party of 30-to even 40 they don’t take all that long.<\/p>\n

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After blanching for about 20 seconds, these are drying out waiting to be filled.<\/p>\n

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Pipe in a little filling.<\/p>\n

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Press some of the roasted nuts into each pea pod.<\/p>\n

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These are really pretty all lined up like little soldiers on a narrow tray. I do these year round but they make a perfect appetizer for a spring show, luncheon or wedding.<\/p>\n

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