Pea-pod Soup

Name: Pea-pod Soup (Potage aux cosses de petits pois)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) butter; 4 leeks; the heart of a lettuce; a bouquet garni; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) peas in their pods; salt, a little sugar; 5 tablespoons double cream; salt, a little sugar

Potage aux cosses de petits pois

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) peas in their pods
4

Europe
France
Gluten-free
Soup
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Choose fresh young peas, picked the same day and the sweeter the better. Shell the peas just before making the soup and reserve the pods. Cook the peas rapidly in boiling salted water for 4 to 5 minutes and refresh quickly under cold running water (this is called à l’anglaise).
Clean and trim the leeks, chop them coarsely and sweat in 50 g (1¾ oz) butter for 15