Buckingham Palace Cream Of Pea Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In large nonstick saucepan over high heat, combine butter buds, seasonings, chicken broth and baby peas.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes or until baby peas are tender; stir occasionally.
• Do not drain.
• In blender, combine milk and flour.
• Blend on high for 1 minute or until smooth.
• Stir milk mixture slowly into soup mixture. Stirring constantly over medium heat, bring soup to boil for 1 minute. Serve hot. Makes 3 servings.

Steps:

• Cover two cups of split peas with water and allow to soak for a little over one hour.
• Pour off the water and put the peas into a large saucepan with one quart fresh water. Add salt. Bring to a boil and skim the water, the cover the pan and simmer steadily.
• Melt one tablespoon of butter in a soup kettle and drop in 1/2 cup of finely diced salt pork. Cook until the pork begins to brown. Add onion and saute until soft but not brown. Now add the carrot, tops of the leeks and spinach. Drop in a small piece of bay leaf and a pinch of thyme.
• Cook for a few minutes more and then pour in the partly cooked peas with their water. Continue to cook for about one hour, or until the peas are very soft. Rub the soup through a fine sieve and add one cup of stock, then bring back to a boil.
• Season to taste with salt and add sugar, butter and heavy cream.

Steps:

• Cover peas with water and soak overnight. Drain, rinse and place in a Dutch oven. , Add ham bone, water and remaining soup ingredients except sausage and dumplings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 to 2-1/2 hours. , Remove ham bone and skim fat. Remove meat from bone; dice. Add ham and, if desired, sausage to pan. , For dumplings, place flour in a small bowl. Make a depression in the center of the flour; add egg and water and stir until smooth. , Place a colander with 3/16-in.-diameter holes over simmering soup; transfer dough to the colander and press through with a wooden spoon. Cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Freeze Option: Prepare soup without dumplings and freeze in serving-size portions to enjoy for months to come.

Steps:

• Drain peas, reserving 1/3 cup liquid. Place peas and liquid in a blender or food processor; cover and puree until smooth. Set aside. In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, sugar, salt, pepper and sage until blended. Gradually add water; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in milk and pureed peas; heat through. Garnish with bacon.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, cover peas with 2 quarts cold water and soak overnight. If you need a faster method, simmer the peas gently for 2 minutes, and then soak for l hour.
• Once peas are soaked, add ham bone, onion, salt, pepper and marjoram. Cover, bring to boil and then simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bone; cut off meat, dice and return meat to soup. Add celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook slowly, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Chop in the butter until the particles of butter are the size of coarse cornmeal.
• Add the egg and milk. Stir quickly and lightly, only until no flour shows.
• Add more milk if needed to make dough soft.
• Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead gently about 15 times.
• Cut the dough in half. Shape each half into a ball, press each down into a round and cut into 8 wedges like a pie.
• Place the wedges on a greased (I use parchment) cookie sheet without allowing the sides to touch.
• Bake until golden brown about 12 minutes.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels; drain, reserving drippings. Add onion and celery to drippings. Saute until vegetables are tender; drain. Add the peas, water, potatoes, ham, salt, bay leaf and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until peas are very tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf., Cool slightly. Process in small batches in a blender until smooth. Return to Dutch oven; stir in cream. Heat through (do not boil). Garnish with reserved bacon.