Minted Pea Rice

Ingredients

• White rice

  long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  1 cup or 185g

• Water

  2 cup or 473g

• Green peas

  frozen

  1 cup or 134g

• Spearmint

  4 tbsp or 23g

• Salt

  table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

Directions

1. Rinse the rice under cold water in a fine-mesh strainer until the water runs mostly clear; drain well.
2. Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in the rinsed rice and salt.
3. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
4. While the rice cooks, thaw the peas by rinsing under cool water and draining well. Finely chop the mint.
5. Remove the saucepan from heat and gently fold in the peas, chopped mint, and black pepper.
6. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes to warm the peas through and meld flavors.
7. Fluff with a fork and taste; add more salt and pepper if desired. Serve warm.