Basic Pea Shoots

When very tiny, pea shoots can be sweetly eaten raw. The tiniest uncooked pea-vine tips are loveliest just because they look so fetching. Once they are a little larger, they take nicely to quick cooking, which tenderizes their fibrous stems—but not entirely.

I find they are more succulent and even textured when cooked with a little water than when seared directly in a hot pan, as is usually recommended. But taste to determine worthiness: Tough tendrils will not be transformed by coo