A simple starter with a firm eye on the costs. It won't disappoint!
Ingredients
- 1 large onion (chopped)
- 2 large potatoes (peeled and chopped)
- 2 l good quality or homemade vegetable stock
- 700 g frozen petis pois
- 2 handfuls of fresh mint (finely chopped)
- 300 ml cream
- 300 ml milk
- 75 g butted
- salt and pepper
Method
- Sweat the onions and potato over a low heat in the butter for approx 10 minutes.
- When the onions are transparent and the potatoes softened, add the stock and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for half an hour.
- Next add the peas, and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, add the fresh mint and then puree with either a hand held mixer or a blender, while at the same time gradually adding the milk and cream.
- Season with salt and pepper.
