Sugar Snap Peas with Soffrito, Hot Pepper and Mint | "It's hard to improve upon a perfect sugar snap pea," says Gjelina chef Travis Lett. "The question for the chef is, how do you not screw it up?" Lett's answer is to keep things simple, by cooking the sweet peas with fresh mint, crushed red pepper and soffrito (an aromatic Italian mix of sauteed minced vegetables, usually used to flavor soups and sauces).