Recipe - Pea Pod Soup

1 One half teaspoon Corn oil
1 4 ounce
1 5 ournce
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
5 Potatoes, 2" pieces
Peeled
10 ounce Fresh pea pods
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
Croutons optional
Onion peeled, cut
Leek cleaned, cut

Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onion and leek. Cook for 2 to 3
minutes over medium to high heat. Add 3 cups water, the salt, and the
potatoes, and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, wash the pods and discard any
damaged ones. Add the pods to the saucepan, bring the mixture to a boil
again, and boil, covered, for 30 minutes. Push the mixture through a food
mill. (You should have about 5+One half cups.) Add the butter and mix until it
has melted. Serve the soup as is, or with croutons, if desired. Nutrional
analysis per serving: calories 148; protein 4 gm; carbohydrates 23 gm; fat
4.9 gm; saturated fat 2.0 gm; cholesterol 8 mg; sodium 425 mg.

Recipe By : Jacques Pepin, Today's Gourmet II

From: Robielynn@aol.Com Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 14:40:12 0500

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