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Green Pea and Mint Soup

Name: Green Pea and Mint Soup
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 15 gm butter; 1 tbspn fresh mint (see note 2); 100 gm onion (prepared weight); salt to taste (see note 3); 125 gm frozen peas; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 300 - 400 ml chicken stock (see note 1); 1 tbspn crème fraîche (optional); 125 gm potato (prepared weight)

A classic English green pea and mint soup with frozen peas, crème fraîche (optional), potato (prepared weight). Hearty, comforting and proper.

18 min

Prep

45 min

Cook

Easy

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Ingredients

Steps

Ingredients

Servings

15 gm butter
1 tbspn fresh mint (see note 2)
100 gm onion (prepared weight)
salt to taste (see note 3)
125 gm frozen peas
freshly ground black pepper to taste
300 - 400 ml chicken stock (see note 1)
1 tbspn crème fraîche (optional)
125 gm potato (prepared weight)

Method

1
Defrost the peas.
2
Chop the onion.
3
Peel the potato and cut into approx 2 cm cubes, then rinse in water to remove the starch.
4
Finely chop the mint.
5
Heat the butter in a saucepan over a low to medium heat and fry the onions for .
6
Add the peas, stock, potato and mint, bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for .
7
Blend until smooth.
8
Return to the heat, season to taste (see note 3) and optionally stir in the crème fraîche.
9
Serve with toast.