Fresh Pea Purée

Name: Fresh Pea Purée
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: fresh peas; water; to taste salt; 1 onion; 1 leek; a sprig parsley; 2 tablespoons manteca (lard); 2 egg yolks; to taste ham (jamón); to taste bread

Origin: Madrid, Spain

Source: Anonymous, 1920

Ingredients

fresh peas
water
to taste salt
1 onion
1 leek
a sprig parsley
2 tablespoons manteca (lard)
2 egg yolks
to taste ham (jamón)
to taste bread

Instructions

Shell the fresh peas and cook them in boiling salted water with the onion, leek, parsley, and manteca (lard) until tender. Pass the cooked peas through a food mill or fine sieve to create a smooth purée. Bind the purée with egg yolks, stirring gently to incorporate them without curdling. Transfer the purée to a hot soup tureen and serve poured over small fried pieces of ham and fried bread.