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Old 20-02-2014, 20:01
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Do you like them? I just adore them you get them in little frozen pots now in Morrisons perfect with fish & chips mmm

What else do mushy peas go well with?
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Old 20-02-2014, 20:05
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I know it's a forum cliché but I always make my own...



Have them with anything

I make pea soup a lot which is basically just mushy peas in stock !
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Old 20-02-2014, 20:06
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Have them with anything

I make pea soup a lot which is basically just mushy peas in stock !
Mmmm I have always meant to make home made Pea & Ham broth
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Old 20-02-2014, 20:18
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Love mushy peas and this will sound disgusting but have you ever tried them on some white bread (has to be white) with a splash of vinegar? ..... Mmmmm delicious
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Old 20-02-2014, 20:26
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Pork pie, mushy peas and mint sauce. One of the nicest things you'll ever eat!
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Old 20-02-2014, 20:31
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I had and made mushy peas a few times but don't like them that much.

I prefer marrowfat peas, which is what I used to make mushy peas when i'm in the mood for them, but prefer them regular and then that's only for a roast dinner.


Overall I prefer garden peas and have made 'posh' mushy peas with them.
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Old 20-02-2014, 20:50
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I enjoy eating them, but the after effects are never pleasant, so I tend to avoid them these days.
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Old 20-02-2014, 22:45
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Love mushy peas. Obviously they're great with fishcakes as well as fish and chips, but I also like them with roast pork and roast potatoes (great for the Monday after roast pork on Sunday) or grilled gammon steaks.

Like the poster above, I love them with white bread and butter and a splash of malt vinegar.
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Old 20-02-2014, 23:06
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I know it's a forum cliché but I always make my own...



Have them with anything
Yes exactly. I know it's annoying when people on here bang on smugly about how they make their own flaky pastry from their own hand-churned butter and home-milled flour or whatever, but I've got to agree tinned mushy peas aren't a patch on homemade.

I buy Leo's peas
http://images.mysupermarket.co.uk/Pr...019565.jpg?v=2 which you steep overnight (and add sugar and salt to taste). *Gorgeous*
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Old 21-02-2014, 00:12
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fish n chips
faggots

anything, though.
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Old 21-02-2014, 00:53
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I love them, mostly eat them with, fish & chips, fish cakes,chips peas & gravy, pot of peas & mint sauce, pea butty's.. my hubby finds it disgusting that I can eat peas on their own, often get insulted Lol, ...don't like tinned peas got to be proper peas..
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Old 21-02-2014, 02:33
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Lovely, mmmmm. Going back to soups I used to love Bachelors packet thick pea soup but they stopping making it years ago
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Old 21-02-2014, 08:44
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Pie, mash, mushy peas, gravy. Can't beat it.
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Old 21-02-2014, 10:11
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Lovely, mmmmm. Going back to soups I used to love Bachelors packet thick pea soup but they stopping making it years ago
Around where I live it's imposible to find packets of batchelors dried marrowfat peas for making 'mushies'.....they disappeared from the shelves

For decades they were the 'only' dried peas that were widely available !
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Old 21-02-2014, 12:54
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I love them with pickled eggs
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Old 24-02-2014, 03:07
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Whenever I make a pan of mushy peas I can't wait for them to go cold so I can have my favourite ever food - cold mushy peas and mayonnaise sandwiches

MM Food of the gods
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Old 24-02-2014, 13:17
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Someone at work swears by mushy peas on toast with a poached egg for breakfast. Fat free and filling
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Old 24-02-2014, 14:08
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Love them & marrowfat! A must with curry sauce! I just love peas anyway.
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Old 24-02-2014, 18:10
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Mushy peas and marrowfat peas go so well with bangers and mash/onion gravy or with Cod in Batter and chips...in theory they should be disgusting but for whatever reason work well with the above two.
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Old 25-02-2014, 23:18
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Mushy pea and ketchup lazy bread mikied. Best with bread crust of course.
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Old 25-02-2014, 23:32
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Love them & marrowfat! A must with curry sauce! I just love peas anyway.
curried marrowfat peas is great........just have to cook them enough that they don't start to 'mush' !

-it's all a matter of timing ............
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Old 26-02-2014, 12:14
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curried marrowfat peas is great........just have to cook them enough that they don't start to 'mush' !

-it's all a matter of timing ............
Oh! I'll have to try that! I just know I'll love it!

Are we the only country that goes in for mushy/ marrowfat peas?

Anybody have any preferences - frozen, soaked or tinned? I love them all but I do tend to use Lidl's tinned on a Friday after the gym, shopping & then food shopping. I just saw some frozen ones up the corner shop but had to resist as no room in freezer - I would have tried them if we weren't having stir fry. I bought garden peas instead.

I think I might just take some Leo's peas to a Turkey with me next time I go - the MIL won't like them I just know. She/ they don't really eat potatoes! They can hardly sell what we would buy as fluffy pots for mashing!
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Old 26-02-2014, 17:24
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curried marrowfat peas is great........just have to cook them enough that they don't start to 'mush' !

-it's all a matter of timing ............
Never tried this, will have to give it a go!
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Old 26-02-2014, 21:04
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I always use dried marrowfat peas...........never tinned, frozen or anything else

Soak in a bowl overnight with a teaspoon of bicarb

rinse a couple of times the next day and simmer on a low heat

you need to stop simmering before they start to break up and go mushy.........so keep testing

you want them soft but still whole peas

drain, put to one side

make your curry..........I just have oil curries with no liquid.......so it's fried onion, garlic, chilli, any other veg, in oil with curry powder or paste of your choice (not curry sauce!).......then add peas and stir around a bit

Curried peas !
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Old 27-02-2014, 12:13
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I always use dried marrowfat peas...........never tinned, frozen or anything else

Soak in a bowl overnight with a teaspoon of bicarb

rinse a couple of times the next day and simmer on a low heat

you need to stop simmering before they start to break up and go mushy.........so keep testing

you want them soft but still whole peas

drain, put to one side

make your curry..........I just have oil curries with no liquid.......so it's fried onion, garlic, chilli, any other veg, in oil with curry powder or paste of your choice (not curry sauce!).......then add peas and stir around a bit

Curried peas !
Mmm, I could eat that now! But I'm on a low fat diet ( Xenical) so I dare not use an oily sauce! I did buy some Leo peas last week tho' - I'm going to cook them this weekend, normally it would be tomorrow but my daughter's calling and she won't eat them.
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