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  • #1

    Mangetout

    Please could you give me your best ideas for using mangetout.

    We do very few stirfries, I tried a raw one yesterday, it was OK I suppose, not brilliant, so salads seem a bit not great.
    So is it just steaming them?
    "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

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    If you want them hot, just pour boiling water on them (in a pan!) and allow to boil for just a couple of minutes - I like them a bit al dente.
    I like them raw in with a salad. It adds another degree of crispness to a salad.
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    • #3
      Thanks, this is the first time I've ever grown them believe it or not.

      So is boiling for a couple of minutes, better than steaming then?
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      • #4
        I keep going to the top of the garden, collecting a handful but by the time I've got back to the house, they've gone.....
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        • #5
          Pesky squirrels
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          • #6
            Anything you can do with runner-beans you can do with mange-tout.
            I also occasionally put them in a salad, but par-boiled. Just pour plenty of boiling water over, let it stand a few mins, then strain, and add (still warm) to a salady mixture.
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            • #7
              I don't say it's better than steaming - it's quicker!
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              • #8
                We've just had a handful of Flummery's Krombeks in a stir fry. They were nommy (a stir fry is just a hot salad)
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                • #9
                  wash and throw in a bowl a bit wet. Nuke 1 min, eat warm or cold. I cook them, cool them and throw them in a salad. The ones from the supermarket are quite stringy but I presumed it was because they won't be as fresh from the ones from home.

                  I can't grow mangetout, my seeds just didn't germinate this year.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bramble_killer View Post
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                    I can't grow mangetout, my seeds just didn't germinate this year.
                    We've had trouble too Bk I still keep poking seeds in the gaps. Next year they will be sown in loo rolls.
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                    • #11
                      I thought mangetout were just peas that weren't ready. We picked loads yesterday and had them with dinner. They were lovely.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Bramble_killer View Post
                        wash and throw in a bowl a bit wet. Nuke 1 min, eat warm or cold. I cook them, cool them and throw them in a salad.(
                        I don't have a microwave
                        "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                        Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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                        • #13
                          There's nothing to stop you from letting them grow on a bit and using the peas themselves if you're not so keen on them whole?

                          We don't eat stir-fry very often (the kids aren't keen), so we steam ours for 5 minutes and eat with light dinners such as chicken kiev and new potatoes.

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                          • #14
                            Steam them for about 3 minutes so they're still nice and crunchy. Boiling is OK but gets rid of more nutrients and microwaving is a crime, they just don't taste / feel right. Also stir fry sometimes but steaming more often.

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                            • #15
                              Well thankyou everyone! We've had a couple of mealfulls now and have steamed them for less than 5 mins and they have been beautiful.
                              I can't believe I haven't grown them before, all those wasted years
                              "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

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