Pea Puree

Name: Pea Puree
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 kg / 2 lb frozen peas; 125 g / 8 tbsp butter (, unsalted); 2 g arlic cloves, (minced); 2 medium eschalots (, finely sliced (ie the baby onions, aka French onions, US: shallots)); 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock/broth (, low sodium (use vegetable stock if the puree is for fish)); 1/4 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp white pepper; 1 small handfuls mint leaves ((optional))

Basic recipes will call for just boiling peas then pureeing. The fine dining restaurant way is to saute garlic and eschalots in butter before adding peas and stock to simmer until soft, blitzing into a puree then pressing through a colander to make it silky smooth. It tastes luxurious!Wonderful side

⏱ 16 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 6min 📊 Easy 🍽 6 servings ⭐ 5.0 (19) 👁 4

Ingredients

6 servings

1 kg / 2 lb frozen peas
125 g / 8 tbsp butter (, unsalted)
2 g arlic cloves, (minced)
2 medium eschalots (, finely sliced (ie the baby onions, aka French onions, US: shallots))
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock/broth (, low sodium (use vegetable stock if the puree is for fish))
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp white pepper
1 small handfuls mint leaves ((optional))

Instructions

Aromatics: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and eschalots, saute 3 minutes until soft, but don't let them go golden.
Cook peas: Add frozen peas and stock, increase heat to bring to simmer then cover and reduce heat to medium. Simmer 2 minutes.
Reserve Liquid: Remove 1/3 cup liquid from the saucepan, reserve.
Blitz: Transfer all peas and remaining liquid into a food processor. Add salt and pepper, and mint if using. Blitz on high for 1 minute until smooth.
Optional straining: For extra smooth, press through a mesh colander with a rubber spatula (it's easy).
Adjust consistency: Use Reserved Liquid as needed to achieve the desired consistency - I like a soft, dolloping consistency. Sometimes people want it looser. Add more salt and pepper if desired - remember, this is not supposed to be strongly flavoured or seasoned!
Serve warm. Either dollop/smear onto plates, or serve in bowls for people to help themselves.

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2098.00

Per Serving
$350.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$4196.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (75% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
/ 2 lb frozen peas	1 kg	-
/ 8 tbsp butter	125 g	$137.00
arlic cloves	2 g	$3.00
eschalots	2 medium	-
chicken or vegetable stock/broth	2 cups	$176.00
salt	0.25 tsp	-
white pepper	0.125 tsp	$3.00
handfuls mint leaves	1 small	$1779.00