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Soupe de Petits Pois
Fresh Pea Soup
Preparation info
- For
6
people - Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1990
This is a refreshing hot-weather soup. Most supermarkets have a good supply of fresh peas, which are quite large by French standards but are often tender and tasty. Choose very fresh and smooth pea pods, because you will use the pods also for this soup.
Ingredients
1½ pounds 2 3
Method
Wash the peas and shell them. Keep all the pods that are firm and green. Snap and pull each pod as you would tough celery fibers, and discard the transparent linings. Prepare the croutons, cutting them into triangles.
Peel and chop the onions, carrots, and salt pork. Heat the peanut oil in a cast-iron pan. Add the chopped ingredients, the bouquet garni, peas and pods. Cover with cold wa