Green pea soup with frankfurters

This recipe by David Pitchford  – head chef at Read’s restaurant in Kent – combines sweet peas and cream to make an elegant, clean-tasting soup, but with a surprising twist…

He says: ”In the 1960’s  when I worked at the Dorchester, crème st germaine (pea soup) was a favourite of a German customer, with frankfurters sliced in. The first time, he sent the soup back because we’d used hot dogs and he wouldn’t eat them. He insisted on – and received – frankfurters from that day on”.

  • Serves 8
  • Hands-on time 30 min

Nutrition

Calories
597kcals
Fat
46.3g (25.3g saturated)
Protein
19.2g
Carbohydrates
19.8g (5.6g sugars)
Fibre
9.8g
Salt
1.1g

delicious. tips

  1. Use the dark green part of the leeks to flavour another soup, stock or casserole.

  2. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 days, or freeze for up to 1 month. 

  3. A German off-dry riesling chimes with the sweetness of the peas and goes well with the frankfurters too.

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