Sweet Pea Soup

Categories: Cold Weather Food, Soup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup diced bacon
• 1 tbsp oil
• 3 tbsp 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 tbsp chopped chives, for garnish

Directions

1. In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain and reserve for garnish.

2. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with bacon and chives

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