Cream of snow pea soup with shrimp - bon appetit
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | (1 stick) butter |
| 1 | pounds | Snow peas, strings removed |
| 2 | cups | Chicken stock or canned broth |
| 1 | cup | Whipping cream |
| ¼ | tablespoon | Minced fresh mint |
| Pinch of sugar | ||
| Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg | ||
| Salt & freshly ground white | ||
| Pepper | ||
| ¼ | pounds | Bay shrimp |
Directions
Melt ¼ C butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add snow peas and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.. Transfer to blender and purse. Return soup to saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low.
Add cream and heat through. Add mint, sugar and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Reheat before continuing.) Stir in remaining ¼ C butter. Divide shrimp among 4 warm bowls. Ladle soup into bowls. Serve immediately.
Bon Appetit/August/89 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary