Mushy Peas – A Lovely Mess

Mushy peas are just about precisely what they sound like. In case you’ve by no means tried it earlier than, it’s a should!

I first had mushy peas after I did a summer time semester as an trade scholar in London (in school). I hope that sounds very cultured as a result of I wish to make these alongside frozen fish sticks and French fries. Very cultured, certainly.

This recipe for mushy peas goes nice with fried fish and chips, or it may be served alongside many different essential dishes whenever you want one thing easy (and inexperienced) to brighten up your meal.

Peas are an awesome supply of plant protein and fiber. This recipe is REALLY simple to make, requires only some substances, and tastes vibrant and flavorful—very like this pea soup that I like.

Associated: In case you love this mushy pea recipe, do this traditional pea salad with bacon.

Components:

• Peas – I exploit frozen peas
• Garlic
• Butter
• Cream – Half and half and even complete milk
• Salt and pepper
• Lemon

The way to Make Mushy Peas:

In a sauce pan, warmth the butter over medium warmth. Cook dinner the minced garlic for a minute till aromatic. Then, toss within the frozen peas. Cook dinner till softened. Evenly season every thing with salt and pepper.

In a meals processor, puree the cooked pea combination with the cream. The combination will nonetheless be fairly thick. Now add the juice from the lemon and puree. Style and add extra salt and pepper as wanted.

In case you’d like your mushy peas even thinner in consistency, you possibly can add slightly extra cream and even some water and puree earlier than serving.

Suggestions and Substitutions:

• If you would like this dish to be non-dairy or vegan, merely swap the butter and cream for a non-dairy model (like vegan butter, or olive oil, and oat milk and even simply water).
• That is a straightforward, accessible model of mushy peas. If you would like a extra conventional possibility, you’ll wish to soak dried marrowfat peas in a single day earlier than cooking. Conventional mushy peas additionally name for including baking soda to the simmering peas, inflicting them to increase and explode. However this model could be made in about 5 minutes, and frozen peas are rather more accessible the place I reside.
• In case you don’t personal a meals processor, you may as well puree this in a blender or with an immersion blender. The peas will probably be very tender so you could possibly additionally do that by hand with a spoon or masher.

What to Serve Mushy Peas With?

Listed here are some recipes that go effectively with this facet dish: