Princess and the Pea Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 cups chopped leeks, which and light green parts (2 leeks)
• ½  cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
• 2 ½  cups freshly shelled peas
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
• 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup creme fraiche
• ¼ cup chopped chives
• Prosciutto Bacon

Method:

1. Heat the butter in a large saucepan, add the leeks and onion and cook over medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes, until the onion is tender
2. Add the chicken stock, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil.
3. Add the peas and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the peas are tender (frozen peas will take only 3 minutes)
4. Take off the heat, add the mint and pepper
5. Puree the soup in batches: place one cup of soup in a blender, place the lid on top and puree on low speed.
6. With the blender still funning, open the vent hole in the lid and slowly add more soup until the blender is 3/4 full.  Pour the soup into a large bowl and repeat until all the soup is pureed
7. Whisk in the crème fraiche and chives and taste for seasoning
8. Spoon pea soup into shot glasses and garnish with a dollop of crème fraiche and prosciutto bacon

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