Uncle Bill's Sweet Pea Soup
"A very tasty and hearty soup with elegant flavors and easy to make."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced small
- 3 large scallions, sliced small
- 1⁄3 cup onion, diced small
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons chicken soup base
- 1 medium potato, peeled and diced small
- 1 (12 ounce) package frozen sweet peas (thawed)
- 1 large celery rib, chopped small
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄4 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley (to garnish)
directions
- In a large 10 cup saucepan, on medium-high heat, melt butter, add olive oil and stir to blend.
- Add carrots, scallions, onions and saute' for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add flour, stirring constantly until well blended, about 1 minute. DO NOT LET MIXTURE BURN.
- Add chicken broth, water, chicken soup base, potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Add peas, celery and reduce heat to simmer and cook until carrots are tender, about 4 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK PEAS.
- Process the soup in a food processor or blender in batches until smooth and return to saucepan.
- Stir in whipping cream, sugar, salt, nutmeg and sherry and heat soup through.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Serve with a sprinkle of minced parsley.
- This soup may be eaten HOT or COLD.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
