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I love mushy peas, either with fish and chips or with pie and chips. i don't really have them with anything else though, and prefer garden peas to marrowfat. Better still are fresh pea pods. I made a pea and ham soup with fresh pea pods recently and was surprised at how much it tasted like mushy peas. I don't know why I was surprised really when I thought about it,. it's just blended peas afterall, I just wasn't expecting the taste to be so similar with using fresh garden peas..
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yes - I like mushy peas
Got a huge catering sized tin of them - I may need to freeze most of the contents when I do open the tin [ into lots of bagged up single serving portions ] |
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Always get mushy peas with my fish and chips, thankfully my local chippy doesn't use mushy peas with tons of colouring. They are a slight green colour rather than the day glow green you get in some places.
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Being a Southerner who moved oop north, it took me a while to try this exotic local delicacy - they serve plates of it with mint sauce around here
![]() I've still not had a plate of peas, but I do now like mushy peas with my fish 'n chips - though I'm still holding out against gravy or curry sauce ![]() Anyway I hope the OP reports back on their culinary exploits! ![]() |
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I don't get this, i'm a southerner who lives near Bournemouth and pretty much every chippy i've ever been to here has always done mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy! And they are all gorgeous!!
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My wife and I had Fish n chips in the park and sunshine this evening and we had them with some very delicious mushy peas. (and chip shop curry sauce too)
A grand meal indeed. We had them in the paper while sat on the grass. A perfect way to end this extremely hot day. Then an ice cream from the van and then the pub for a cold pint. ![]() Can I come next time, please?
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That sounds simply superb.
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I've always enjoyed a portion of mushy peas with my fish and chips
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I've never had mushy peas as far as I can recall, but I was wondering if I could use them to make pea and ham soup?
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As a southerner I have obviously never tried them. I just looked them up on Google Images though and am astounded that they look like Waitrose guacamole dip. Are they not one and the same thing?
Since I knew what mushy peas were I was shocked to learn that he didn't, because to me they are so quintessentially British. (He on the other hand was impressed that dinner ladies were serving guacamole!) |
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I don't get this, i'm a southerner who lives near Bournemouth and pretty much every chippy i've ever been to here has always done mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy! And they are all gorgeous!!
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You're in good company on this one. Prince Charles made a similar error when he was on one of those walk about/ribbon cutting trips, some years back.
Since I knew what mushy peas were I was shocked to learn that he didn't, because to me they are so quintessentially British. (He on the other hand was impressed that dinner ladies were serving guacamole!) |
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Come on Orangemaid have you tried them yet
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I've never had mushy peas as far as I can recall, but I was wondering if I could use them to make pea and ham soup?
Obviously for mushy peas you cook them in a lot less liquid and you have to keep your eye on them as the liquid might need topping up to stop the peas sticking to the pan For a panful of pea soup I use 3 handfuls of dried peas which plump up as you soak them I would cook them in about pint and a half of water (with powdered stock added) and top it up if needed as it cooks If you're doing it with ham I'd maybe fry the ham first with an onion and garlic then add the water, stock and peas The peas cook in about 45 minutes then you can zap it in a blender if you want thick soup but I usually just leave it as it is |
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you use the same peas to make both........dried marrowfat peas soaked overnight
Obviously for mushy peas you cook them in a lot less liquid and you have to keep your eye on them as the liquid might need topping up to stop the peas sticking to the pan For a panful of pea soup I use 3 handfuls of dried peas which plump up as you soak them I would cook them in about pint and a half of water (with powdered stock added) and top it up if needed as it cooks If you're doing it with ham I'd maybe fry the ham first with an onion and garlic then add the water, stock and peas The peas cook in about 45 minutes then you can zap it in a blender if you want thick soup but I usually just leave it as it is |
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Thank you so much for this. I was thinking of cooking a ham hock in the pressure cooker, removing it to cube the meat and use the ham stock to cook the peas. That would work wouldn't it?
the main thing is saltiness ......I've tried using stock from ham joints and it was so salty I ended up chucking it away Not sure if ham hock is preserved with salt or is a 'fresh' joint of meat, in the latter case it should be OK........ I use Marigold vegetable stock for all soups and would probably still use a spoonful even if using real meat stock, it adds so much depth. But it would probably be OK without, I'd just be worried the soup would be a bit 'watery' http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=255956181 |
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I don't think I've ever had ham hock so I'm not quite sure what it is
the main thing is saltiness ......I've tried using stock from ham joints and it was so salty I ended up chucking it away Not sure if ham hock is preserved with salt or is a 'fresh' joint of meat, in the latter case it should be OK........ I use Marigold vegetable stock for all soups and would probably still use a spoonful even if using real meat stock, it adds so much depth. But it would probably be OK without, I'd just be worried the soup would be a bit 'watery' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^http://www.tesco.com/groceries/produ.../?id=255956181^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have been using **this exact same product - recently -** It is fantastic - and I have never seen this product till I Bought it from Approved Foods in April ? I use about a level Tbls spoon each time I only opened it more recently and use it daily - each time I cook up a Noodley meal [ Most days I post all my meals in the ** What are you eating at the moment? ** ] |
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I like mushy peas very much.
Always use Farrows Giant Marrowfat processed peas. Like Heinz when it comes to baked beans, there really is no room for substitute. Need to add a fair bit of water to the saucepan and heat more furiously before allowing to reduce. This ensures a thick, gelatinous sauce that can be applied like wet plaster to all manner of chips or fish. |
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Just had a meat pie and mushy peas (home made) for tea......
They were delicious, I got the consistency exactly right........ ![]() I think the secret was that I cooked the peas earlier today in just enough watter t cover them, topped up with small amounts as it reduced and I took them off the hob just as the peas were breaking up.......then I left them in the pan for 4 or 5 hours until tea time and the peas soaked up all the liquid Then I took a ladle full at tea time and warmed them up in another pan The remaining cooked peas will now form the basis of a pea and vegetable soup tomorrow........ |
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Yes, I love them, but not tinned ones, we have several chippys and everyone of them are different and I know which ones i'll keep clear off...I'm very fussy when it comes to musy peas!!!
In October, when our annual fair comes , i'll have my usual musy peas and mint sauce my hubby looks on in disgust, he always says, how can you eat that on it's own and goes into a rant about how uncivilised it is!!! Lol |
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In October, when our annual fair comes , i'll have my usual musy peas and mint sauce my hubby looks on in disgust, he always says, how can you eat that on it's own and goes into a rant about how uncivilised it is!!! Lol
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Is that Hull Fair, I'm hoping to get there this year for the first time in about 10 years.
Do you like going on rides???
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