- Ingredients
- 2 shallots, peeled, cut in half
- 10g olive oil
- 1kg frozen peas (“1.000” on TM display)
- 500g milk
- 100g double cream
- 100g butter
Pea Velouté - John Campbell
Pea Velouté - John Campbell
This delicious creamy soup is rich and wonderfully flavourful and the blending in the Thermomix is outstanding. The colour is amazingly fresh and vibrant. Perfect for a dinner party. Makes 2 litres.
Ingredients
Method
Method
1. Add the oil and shallots to the TM bowl. Chop 3 seconds/Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the TM bowl with the spatula.
2. Cook 4 minutes/100°C/Speed 1.
3. Weigh in the frozen peas and milk. Cook 16 minutes/90° C/Speed 3 until the peas are tender.
4. Add the double cream and butter. Blend 2 minutes/Speed 8 until very smooth then scrape down the sides of the TM bowl with the spatula.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Blend 1 minute/ Speed 10. Serve hot.
Janie's Tip:
Tip: If you’d like to make this in advance, cool the velouté before chilling in the fridge. Reheat gently when ready to serve - 90° C/Speed 2 for about 10 minutes.
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