Split Pea or Lima Bean Puree

Name: Split Pea or Lima Bean Puree
Ingredients: 1 cup split peas or 1 cup lima beans; 2 quarts water; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 teaspoon onion juice; 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine; salt and pepper; celery salt

7 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup split peas or 1 cup lima beans
2 quarts water
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon onion juice
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
salt and pepper
celery salt

Directions

1

Soak peas or beans overnight.
2

Then put on stove with the water and bring to a boil.
3

Cool slowly, until soft.
4

Rub through a sieve, heat and thicken with a roux of flour and butter.
5

Season with salt and pepper, celery salt and onion juice and a few canned peas if available.
6

Serve with bread croutons.