SPRING PEA SOUP WITH MINT

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Categories     Soup/Stew     Vegetable     Braise

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 cups vegetable or chicken stock
3 1/4 cups shelled fresh peas
1 1/2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3 tbl olive oil
salt and pepper
1/4 cup mint leaves, roughly chopped
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 tbl creme fraiche

Steps:

  • simmer stock over medium heat in large saute pan, combine 3 cups peas, garlic,olive oil and salt ladle in enough stock to just cover peas braise at gentle simmer until almost tender, about 3 minutes stir about 3/4 of mint into peas, continue to simmer until peas are plump and just tender, about 1 minute more season with salt and pepper transfer pea mixture and pan drippings, puree until smooth can thin soup by adding just enough hot stock to get desired consistency season with lemon juice, salt and pwepper

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