Title: Sweet Pea Soup
Categories: Essnce12
Yield: 4 servings

1/4 c Diced bacon
1 tb Oil
3 tb Flour
1 c Thinly-sliced leeks
3 c Peas; preferably fresh
1 qt Light stock
1/4 c Heavy cream
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper;
-to taste
1 tb Diced red pepper; for
-garnish

In a soup pot cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain, and
reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes,
stirring. Add leeks and cook 3 minutes. Add peas, and stock. Bring to a
boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes Using an immersion blender,
puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender,
process until smooth and return to pot. Stir in cream and adjust seasonings
to taste. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with bacon and
red peppers. This recipe yields 4 servings.

Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD
NETWORK - (Show # EE-2136 broadcast 04-08-1998) Downloaded from their
Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net

04-18-1998

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse

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