February 3
Chicken and Green Pea Soup
Posted on February 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM by admin
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1/2 cup chives, chopped
- 1 small Spanish onion, diced
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper, seeded and ribs removed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1lb chicken drumsticks
- 4 cups boiling water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1lb sweet garden peas
Ingredients Garnish:
- Croutons
Steps:
- In a saucepan melt the ghee and add the olive oil, onion, chives, salt, and scotch bonnet pepper. Cook on high heat until the onion and chives soften.
- Add the sage, oregano and thyme to the pan.
- Add the chicken. Brown the chicken for 2 minutes on each side, then add the water and simmer till the chicken becomes very tender.
- Remove the chicken, debone, remove skin and cartilage.
- Put the chicken back in the pan and add the peas.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
Serving:
- Garnish with your choice from croutons, sour-cream or avocado.
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