Creamy Green Pea Soup With Turnips And Carrots

Ingredients

• 1 pint green peas
• 1/2 white onion
• 1 heaping tablespoon butter
• 1 small tablespoon flour
• 1 heaping tablespoon turnips, diced
• 2 tablespoons carrots, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Milk, as needed
• 1 teaspoon finely minced parsley

Method

1. 1 Set aside 2 heaping tablespoons of the green peas.
2. 2 Boil the remaining peas with half an onion in water until tender.
3. 3 Mash the cooked peas and onion through a sieve, adding more water if needed to extract all the flavor.
4. 4 Return the pea purée to the stove and stir in butter rubbed with flour.
5. 5 Add diced turnips and carrots (cooked separately in minimal water) and the reserved peas.
6. 6 Season with sugar, salt, and pepper, then simmer.
7. 7 Slowly stir in hot milk until the soup reaches the desired consistency.
8. 8 Stir in minced parsley and serve immediately.