"Take peas and boil them until they are soft. Cover them until they burst. Then take them out and strain them through a cloth. Take onions and mince them and boil them in the same stew, adding oil. Cast on sugar, salt, and saffron, and boil them well after that and serve them forth." from an Anglo-Norman recipe collection.
2 lbs. frozen peas
1 quart chicken broth
1 large onion
2 Tablespoons sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
tiny pinch saffron
drizzle of oil or butter is optional. The broth probably contained some fat.
boil the peas and minced onion in the broth until very soft, puree in a blender, then season to taste with the remaining ingredients or more if you like.
This is very tasty as it stands, but other possible seasonings might include a bit of mint, tarragon, or basil, pepper, coriander....
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