Recipes

Melt the butter in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, salt and pepper. Heat and stir until onion is softened and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook for one minute while stirring. Slowly add the broth scraping all the brown bits. Bring to a simmer and simmer 5 minutes. Add the peas and simmer till tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slitely, about 10 minutes. Pour into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. You may have to do two batches if you double the recipe. Pour this back into the dutch oven. Put on low heat. Stir in heavy cream. Bring to a quick simmer. Remove from heat and serve. You can add a dollop of sour cream and a couple of coutons for topping.