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Pauline Keyne
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This is one of those where infinity might have to be invoked, because frozen peas require zero boiling time.
All they need is warming to the temperature at which you want to eat them. This can be achieved without adding further water, depending on how you want to serve them. If they are to be incorporated into another dish (e.g. pasta sauce), just add them frozen and they will heat up with the rest of the sauce. If you are serving them as a separate accompaniment, pop them in the microwave (cooking time will depend on quantity and the other usual caveats), or, if you must put them in a saucepan, use as little water as needed to stop things burning before the peas warm up.
As adding water will inevitably result in some nutrient loss to the water, you could consider retaining it to add to your next soup, sauce or gravy.
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