No normal human like green peas. They are good for you and let’s face it, we need some of that green stuff, but those orbs are not exactly tasty.

Mom had a simple recipe that made me wolf down the suckers like they were Cheetos and I figured you can benefit from it.

OK, here we go. Frozen peas, about a pound with two medium potatoes cut round about 1/2 inch thick. Unfortunately the peas are done in 5 minutes in boiling water and the taters take longer so you are gonna need 2 pots.  Stare boiling the potatoes and when they start to get soft, bring the peas to a boil for 5 minutes or tender. DON’T FORGET THE SALT (I did)

Now, you need the “sofrito.” Don’t worry, it ain’t nothing weird, in fact you will like it. One onion chopped very small, 2 slices of bacon also cut very small (get kitchen shears, trust me, you will go faster) and about an inch and a half of Spanish chorizo also cut very small.  If you don’t have chorizo in your neck of the woods, don’t fret, you can still do the recipe or try a substitute.

Besides the salt, you will need olive oil and paprika (get smoked if you can.)

Pour about a tablespoon of the oil in a pan and start sautéing the onions fist. Once they start to blanch, drop the bacon and about 5 minutes later, the chorizo.  Add about a heaping teaspoon of paprika, just enough to give it color. When you notice the bacon and onions cooked but not crisp, take it off the eye an set aside.

Here comes the hard part: drain the water out of cooked peas and tater, dump them back into one of the pots and then pour the sofrito on top of them.

Stir gently and mix well. Add more paprika till you get a reddish/orangish hue all over, slightly more in the potatoes.

And that’s it. If you are a fast potato peeler, you can knock the whole dish in about 30 minutes. less if you have done any prep.  The potatoes are the ones that take the longest, so you can do the “heavy” work as they cook.

My guess it serves about 4 people if two of them are women eating like healthy or two guys can wolf down the lot. My caloric guesstimate is about 390 for a cup and a half.  Or just ignore the whole thing and enjoy it.