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Purée Mongole
Ingredients
- One pound dry split peas
- Water
- Chicken broth
- Carrot, grated
- Onion, chopped
- One white turnip
- Three stalks celery, chopped
- Salt, pepper, ground cloves, tumeric, nutmeg, cumin, curry powder.
- Cornstarch
- Sour cream, as a garnish
Procedure
- One pound dry split peas, in water to cover, plus a can of chicken broth, brought to the boil momentarily and left covered, to soak.
- Meanwhile, assemble the same amounts of grated carrot, chopped onion, one white turnip, three stalks of celery, chopped.
- Add the spices.
- Simmer slowly about an hour, or until veggies are well softened. Correct salt to taste.
- Make a liaison of cornstarch, separately mixed in water first to a thin cream. Bring back to the simmer briefly.
- Blend. Thin with stock (or milk) to the right consistency. It should be thick.
Optional garnish: a floating dab of sour cream with a light sprinkling of nutmeg.
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