grama's peas

Name: Grama's Peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 can(s) (15 oz. cans) early june peas -- like le sueur brand; 1 large green pepper; 6 tablespoon(s) butter, cold; approx 1 - pint heavy cream; - salt; - black pepper

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Torrey Moseley

Dallas, TX

Updated on Jul 18, 2011

This recipe comes from my maternal grandmother. It's been served at our family holiday meals for, gosh, 50 years or more. My grandmother is not with us anymore (I miss you, Grama)...but her peas live on. These sound weird but taste amazing....and sadly, they are NOT low-cal. C'est la vie.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method ---

yield 8 to 12

Ingredients

4 cans (15 oz. cans) early june peas -- like le sueur brand
1 large green pepper
6 tablespoons butter, cold
approx 1 - pint heavy cream
- salt
- black pepper

How To Make grama's peas

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Step 2

Slice green pepper into 1/2-inch thick rings.
Step 3

Open and drain cans of peas. Dump them into 13x9 baking dish.
Step 4

Arrange pepper slices, evenly, over peas.
Step 5

Pour cream over peas until peas are just covered.
Step 6

Cut cold butter into small pieces and dot over surface of peas.
Step 7

Season with salt and pepper.
Step 8

Bake for about an hour until cream has thickened and peas are sort of browned on top.
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