Sweet Pea Soup

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Total Time:
1 hr 5 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup diced bacon
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup thinly-sliced leeks
  • 1 quart light stock
  • 3 cups peas, preferably fresh
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives, for garnish

Directions

In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain, and reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring. Add leeks and cook 3 minutes. and add stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add peas and cook 5 minutes. Using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender, process until smooth and return to pot. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with and chives.

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  • on December 15, 2006

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    nice fresh soup

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  • on December 01, 2006

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    This is my favorite soup. It only requires a few ingredients, making it inexpensive. The texture is not too thick, since it's puree'd. The overall taste is very consistenct it's a good mixture. The bacon act as suprises in the soup, giving it a healthy aspect.

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