Stir-Fried Snow Peas with Chinese Sausage Recipe

Five minutes from prep-to-plate.

Updated January 18, 2023

Why It Works

Adding the sesame oil off-heat helps to preserve its delicate flavor.

This stir fry takes five minutes from prep to plate, even less if you choose to forgo the Chinese sausage. Cook the snow peas until they just begin to blister—they should still be plenty crisp. I find it best to add the sesame oil tableside rather than in the wok; there's so much residual heat in the pan, even after the flame is turned off, that the oil risks overcooking.

February 2011

Recipe Details

Stir-Fried Snow Peas with Chinese Sausage Recipe

Active 5 mins

Total 5 mins

Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
Three 4-inch links Chinese sausage (lap cheong), sliced into 1/8 inch rounds
3/4 pound snow peas
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

Directions

Heat a wok or large frying pan on medium heat and swirl in oil. Add sausage and cook until fat renders out and meat is crispy and caramelized on edges. Chinese sausage burns easily, so keep heat no higher than medium.
Remove fully-cooked sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate. Increase heat to high. When wok smokes, add snow peas and toss to coat with fat. Stir fry just until snow peas are bright in color with blistered spots, then add rice wine and return sausage to wok. Let wine mostly cook out while stirring to combine, then salt to taste. Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle on sesame oil.

Special Equipment

Carbon steel wok

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
199	Calories
16g	Fat
6g	Carbs
7g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	199
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g	20%
Saturated Fat 4g	18%
Cholesterol 19mg	6%
Sodium 264mg	11%
Total Carbohydrate 6g	2%
Dietary Fiber 2g	9%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 41mg	204%
Calcium 39mg	3%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 357mg	8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.