Fresh Pea Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs fresh peas, in the pod
• 1 quart water
• 2 small bay leaves
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 4 teaspoons flour
• 2 cups seasoned chicken broth (or 2 cups water and 3 chicken bouillon cubes)
• 1 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 wash peas and shell- put the pods into a large saucepan with water, bay leaf and salt; cook about 45 minutes.
• 2 drain off juice and discard pods. pour juice back into the saucepan, add peas and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
• 3 force peas through a fine sieve or put into electric blender.
• 4 melt butter in saucepan, stir in flour and puree, add liquids.
• 5 simmer, stirring, until smooth- season with more salt if needed.
• 6 electric blender: add butter and flour to peas, turn on motor. turn off and scrape down a few times if needed. pour puree back into saucepan, add liquids and simmer 5 minutes or until smooth- season with salt if needed.
• 7 serve.