Green Pea Soup (vegetarian)
Green Pea Soup (vegetarian) - old English recipe for authentic spring green pea soup with mint.
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
English
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion (or 1/3 cup white part of leek), chopped
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 3 cups green peas , fresh or frozen
- 5 fresh mint leaves , sliced (or a pinch of dry thyme)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar , or to taste
- salt and black pepper , to taste
Instructions
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Melt the butter in a large pot and saute the onion or leeks over medium high heat until they soften, about 5 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.
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Add the peas and the mint. When the soup returns to a boil, reduce the heat to medium. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until the peas are tender enough to puree (fork mashable).
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Puree the soup in small batches in a blender until very smooth. To make it even smoother, pass it through a sieve (optional).
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Add the sugar, salt and pepper and taste to see if the soup needs salt.