Cream Soup with Green Peas and Cream

Delicate cream soup of green peas and cream is a classic dish of French cuisine.

Rich, thick, nutritious, and easily digestible. And it is very simple to make it: mix boiled green peas with butter, bled cream, and spices until smooth, then combine with the broth.

This fragrant springtime green soup tastes spicy sweet and looks incredibly appetizing: as if just from a French restaurant. And if you add slices of bacon or a piece of juicy chicken, you will get a rich and hearty homemade dish for every day.

Ingredients

• Green Peas - 400 g
• Onion - 1
• Broth - 700 ml
• Mint - 3 springs
• Parsley - 3 springs
• Butter - 30 g
• Cream, 20 % - 100 ml
• Sugar -1 ts
• Salt - to taste
• Slices of bacon - optionally

Directions

1. Chop the onions finely and put them in a saucepan. Add a stick of butter and simmer on low heat for five minutes.
2. Chop parsley and mint put in a saucepan together with green peas. Add a teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of salt. Pour cold water until it barely covers the contents of the pan. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
3. Pour the broth into a separate pot. Grind peas with a blender to a purée.
4. Add cream and half of the broth, and mix thoroughly. Bring to a boil and cook for a maximum of five minutes. If necessary, use the entire broth.
5. Fry the bacon slices until golden.
6. Pour the soup into bowls, and serve with bacon or a sprig of mint.