MINTED GREEN PEA CHOWDER.

Ingredients......3 tbs of butter/ marg, 1 cup of chopped onion, 1 cup of diced and peeled potato. 4 cups of chicken / vegetable stock, 2 cups of frozen / fresh green peas, 125 ml of cream, 1/4 cup of chopped fresh mint. Melt the butter/ marg in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the onion softens. Add the potato and stock , bring to the boil then reduce the heat to medium and simmer partially covered for 10 minutes. Add the peas and increase the heat and cook un til the potato is tender. Remove the pot from the heat and remove 1 cup of the pea mixture with a slotted spoon to a small bowl and set aside. Add the cream and the mint to the saucepan, stir through. Carefully process with a hand blender until smooth. Finally add the reserved pea mixture. To serve, heat and stir on medium until heated through. Season with cracked black pepper. This soup is like serving up summer with the flavour of fresh mint and sweet peas. Enjoy.