A very easy, tasty, inexpensive, and healthy recipe we’ve been doing a lot lately. Works as a side dish or a light vegetarian entree.
1 bag frozen peas (about a lb)
2 tbs butter (or more)
Seasoning (we use Knorr chicken bouillon powder, but you could use salt and pepper, a seasoning mix like Creole or Cajun seasoning, or whatever you like)
Put the peas in a bowl, microwave until steaming hot (about 5 minutes). With a hand blender (or food processor or similar), blend peas with butter and seasoning to desired consistency. That’s it. Delicious and healthy. Feel free to use more butter.
Not really - it looks kind of similar, but my recipe uses frozen green peas, while British mushy peas use dried peas that need to be cooked a long time and have a very different flavor and texture.
And marrowfat peas are available from Amazon. I’ve tried both things. Smashed peas like the OP described and true mushy peas. I like both, but feel the mushy peas are worth the extra soaking/effort.
I’m in western Pennsylvania. I haven’t been to Walmart in a few years. I prefer Amazon to Walmart and couldn’t find marrowfat pras at my local grocery store.
Oh yeah, thick pea soup is the best. I remember having the perfect bowl of it in a diner once, it was so savory I could have eaten a bathtub of it. Even when not done perfectly it’s still great. But it’s gotta be the really thick kind, so thick that it’s closer to a paste than actual soup.
It’s funny because “pea soup” is often used as a metaphor for something unpleasant but it’s decadently good. I haven’t had a good pea soup in years and now I want it again dang it.
I’ve never had mashed peas but if it’s anything close to a proper pea soup, sign me up.
I had heard of mushy peas and finally got a chance to try them when I was in Glasgow. One of the food trucks at the convention center had fish and chips with mushy peas. When I ordered it they actually asked if I really wanted the mushy peas, presumably because from my accent they could tell I wasn’t a local. I confirmed that I did, and I liked them.
I make a very good split pea soup, quite thick, but of course, I make the broth with a ham hock first then put ham in the soup.
I’ve never heard of mashed peas before but I’m going to give them a try as they sound pretty tasty.
I actually made another recipe tonight for dinner that I got from the dope more than 5 yrs ago: Crash Hot Potatoes. We planted rosemary this year and the fresh rosemary made them extra good.
