Stupid question for you.. what is a blanched pea? - Aquarium Advice

Roach · 02-24-2004, 11:16 AM

Seen it mentioned several times, all I know of are frozen peas, canned peas and fresh peas in the summer. Google search just turned up a bunch of recipes but no explanation of what a blanched pea was.

deli_conker · 02-24-2004, 12:06 PM

semi-cooked, basically

kinda like boiling your bratwurst a bit before throwing them on the grill...
or cooking potatoes in low temperature grease for a couple of minutes then refrigerating them; when you fry them after cooling they become french fries rather than fried potatoes...

I'm sure in the case of a pea, it is steamed or boiled though.

02-24-2004, 12:24 PM

fresh or frozen peas (thawed), thrown in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then run under cold water to stop the cooking right there. That's what I do anyway.

malkore · 02-24-2004, 01:21 PM

yep, just a lightly cooked pea...but most fish won't touch it unless you peel it or cut it in half. It's like they don't see it's food until they see/smell the fleshy part inside. at least mine don't

Roach · 02-24-2004, 01:32 PM

Question asked. Question answered. I love this board. Thanks.

Sati · 02-24-2004, 02:05 PM

I just peel the skin off the peas and pull them in half. The fish eat them that way for me.

Menagerie · 02-24-2004, 04:21 PM

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Google search just turned up a bunch of recipes but no explanation of what a blanched pea was.

That begs the question: what you are making for dinner?

**QTOFFER** · 02-24-2004, 06:33 PM

I prefer to eat most of my vegetables blanched - lightly steamed - al dente and slightly crispy, not soft and mushy.
I must be a fish!

Sati · 02-24-2004, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by QTOFFER

I prefer to eat most of my vegetables blanched - lightly steamed - al dente and slightly crispy, not soft and mushy.
I must be a fish!

Amen, mush stinks! And I'm a Pisces fish :P

jsoong · 02-25-2004, 01:50 AM

I "blanch" peas for my fish by putting 3-4 frozen ones in a tablespoon of water & zapping in microwave for 5-10 seconds. Then peel & serve.

02-24-2004, 11:16 AM	#1
Roach Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 16	Stupid question for you.. what is a blanched pea? Seen it mentioned several times, all I know of are frozen peas, canned peas and fresh peas in the summer. Google search just turned up a bunch of recipes but no explanation of what a blanched pea was.

02-24-2004, 01:21 PM	#4
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	yep, just a lightly cooked pea...but most fish won't touch it unless you peel it or cut it in half. It's like they don't see it's food until they see/smell the fleshy part inside. at least mine don't __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

02-24-2004, 02:05 PM	#6
Sati Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,184 Images: 3	I just peel the skin off the peas and pull them in half. The fish eat them that way for me. __________________ Holly ~ I love the fishes cause they're so delicious.

02-25-2004, 01:50 AM	#10
jsoong Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 1,891	I "blanch" peas for my fish by putting 3-4 frozen ones in a tablespoon of water & zapping in microwave for 5-10 seconds. Then peel & serve. __________________ 75 gal FW with 30 gal DIY wet/dry/sump. 9 fancy golds, 1 hillstream loaches, 1 rubber-lip pleco (C. thomasi), 3 SAEs, planted.

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02-24-2004, 12:06 PM	#2
deli_conker Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,284 Images: 7	semi-cooked, basically kinda like boiling your bratwurst a bit before throwing them on the grill... or cooking potatoes in low temperature grease for a couple of minutes then refrigerating them; when you fry them after cooling they become french fries rather than fried potatoes... I'm sure in the case of a pea, it is steamed or boiled though.

02-24-2004, 12:24 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	fresh or frozen peas (thawed), thrown in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then run under cold water to stop the cooking right there. That's what I do anyway.

02-24-2004, 01:32 PM	#5
Roach Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 16	Question asked. Question answered. I love this board. Thanks.

02-24-2004, 06:33 PM	#8
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,701 Images: 30	I prefer to eat most of my vegetables blanched - lightly steamed - al dente and slightly crispy, not soft and mushy. I must be a fish!

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