British Mushy Peas (using Regular Spring Peas)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg frozen peas, rinsed (regular english peas or spring peas)
• 40 g unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
• pepper, to taste
• 10 g fresh mint (a small handful of leaves)

Recipe

• 1 heat some water in a saucepan to boiling, then add the peas and cook for about 5 minutes until tender.
• 2 drain, but save about 200 ml of the cooking water.
• 3 puree in a blender ( or use a stick blender) with butter, mint leaves, salt & pepper to taste, and some of the reserved cooking liquid (adding as much or as little as you feel you need - you want it kind of pasty and gloppy, like loose mashed potatoes).
• 4 leave a few chunks. test for seasoning and adjust as needed.
• 5 reheat gently in saucepan if needed.