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| General Category : Side Dish |
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| Food Group : Meat-Pork, Vegetables |
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| Preparation Method : Stir-fry |
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| Just a touch of cured (not smoked) ham makes this a very tasty dish. It's best to buy a 1/4-inch/5 mm thick slice of ham at the deli counter (rather than thinly sliced packaged ham) and cut it into slivers. |
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Ingredients
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2 tbsp (30 mL) peanut or vegetable oil |
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2 cloves garlic, minced |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt |
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2 oz (60 g) cured ham (e.g. prosciutto or Serrano) |
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12 oz (375 g) snow peas, strings removed |
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2 tbsp (30 mL) chicken or vegetable stock |
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Pinch granulated sugar |
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Preparation
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In wok or skillet, heat oil over high heat; fry garlic and salt until fragrant but not browned, 20 to 30 seconds. Add ham; stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add snow peas and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add stock and sugar; stir-fry until peas are tender-crisp, 1 to
2 minutes.
Makes 4 servings.
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Nutritional information
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Per serving: about 113 cal, 5 g pro, 8 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 6 g carb, 2 g fibre, 7 mg chol, 378 mg sodium. % RDI: 3% calcium, 12% iron, 1% vit A, 62% vit C, 10% folate.
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Source
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Homemakers Magazine: Summer 2006
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