Poor Paul Deen is getting a lot of snarky comments and flak recently over one of the recipes she has shared on line. Apparently the recipe is for “English peas” and basically the recipe is to take a pot, melt butter in the pot and add the peas to warm them up. A lot of people are being quite rude about the recipe because of its simplicity.
Well, first of all, let me say that I really like Paula Deen. And yes, that recipe does sound very easy. But, and this is an important but, it is different than the way I normally cook peas. I usually dump some peas in a microwave safe bowl, add a couple of splashes of water (I do not use canned peas, they are gross!) and then I cover the pan with a plate and nuke the peas for a couple of minutes, stir, nuke again.
Then I serve the peas with a slotted spoon and let each individual diner choose whether to add butter or not. Some people prefer their veggies very plain, not drowning in butter. And you know what, I don’t like cooking with butter because it burns too easily. Give Paula a break, guys!