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French pea soup

  by Nick Parker
Preperation time: 2 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Recipe Ingredients
1 large onion, chopped;
20g butter;
1tbsp plain flour;
1/2 tsp caster sugar;
500g frozen peas;
2 pints chicken stock;
handful of fresh mint sprigs, plus extra for garnish
 
Recipe Method
Melt the butter in a large pot and gently cook the onion for about 8 minutes until soft. Add the flour and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Add the peas, sugar, mint and stock. Bring to the boil, season then simmer gently for 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth. Return to the pan and heat through. Serve with the remaining mint sprigs as a garnish.