RCP: Pea-Mint Soup - a glimpse of spring!

This soup is a nice start for a Menu or for daily business with a chicken breast or some sea-food.

Ingredients (serves 2-4):
300-400g frozen peas
1l chicken/vegetable broth
100-200ml cream
1-2 tbsp mint

Preparation

[Jenise]

Aren't peas and mint a heavenly combination? I often flashy-fry whole pea pods, either Chinese or sugar type, in EVOO and add mint and salt. Love it as a side with lamb. In fact, I'm so enamored of it that I've never considered blending the combination into a soup--must try. Sounds great.

Jenise,

pea and mint as a soup is classic! You must find the right balance of course. 1 tbsp chopped mint is maybe enough for you. In Germany, we have a good quality of froozen peas with a certain sweet flavour.

Trust me, it is a great combination.

Take care,
Martin

Martin, when do you add the cream ? At the end, or do you add it to the puree and heat it through ?

Thanks, this looks wunderbar !!

Celia

Celia,

I added the cream after I mixed the peas and the broth. Thank you for the hint, I will correct it later.

Thanks, Martin. So add cream to the puree, and then heat the soup through for 5 - 10 minutes before serving ?

Celia

YES

Thanks ! I wasn't trying to be a pain, just to be sure. Sometimes boiling the cream can curdle a soup...

Will try this soon - have some fresh mint in the fridge !

I use a heavy cream with 30-40% fat, so no chance to curdle. On the other hand, make it without cream, it is not such necessary maybe.
But I like it to make a soup a bit creamy.

[Jenise]

I use a heavy cream with 30-40% fat, so no chance to curdle. On the other hand, make it without cream, it is not such necessary maybe.
But I like it to make a soup a bit creamy.

Martin, I didn't make your soup, but I hope you saw in another thread that your post inspired me that day to add mint to a pea ravioli. It was a terrific match with rack of lamb.

WOW, Pea-Ravioli!

Mint gives the pea a certain extra kick + kind of freshness. Fantastic combination with lamb, congratulation!!!!