Pea Pod Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs fresh young whole pea pods
• 4 cups water
• 4 tablespoons chicken soup base
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 3 sprigs fresh mint
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup baby peas, fresh or frozen

Recipe

• 1 wash pea pods and pull off the stringy portion on the back side of the pea pod and discard.
• 2 in a medium size saucepan, add water and bring to boil.
• 3 add pea pods, chicken soup base, sliced onion, mint sprigs and parsley sprigs.
• 4 bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 20 minutes.
• 5 when outer flesh of pea pods are tender, remove from saucepan and rub pea pods through a course sieve.
• 6 in a frying pan on low heat, melt margarine, stir in flour using a whisk and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly (do not burn).
• 7 add flour mixture to saucepan and stir well.
• 8 add pea pod puree', salt, pepper, sugar, petite peas and bring just to boil.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 serve soup in bowls and sprinkle with chopped fresh mint leaves.