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Mushy Peas
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Asarualim
06-07-2015
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..
ChoccyCarole
06-07-2015
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 ]
Roni_J
13-07-2015
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.
Southern Pride
17-07-2015
Originally Posted by Shrike:
“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!”

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!!
Gogfumble
17-07-2015
Originally Posted by Southern Pride:
“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!!”

I'm the same, I live in the Midlands but whenever I go down south they always have those things in the chip shops in touristy areas and non tourist areas.
DiamondDoll
18-07-2015
Originally Posted by davelovesleeds:
“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.”

That sounds simply superb.

Can I come next time, please?
davelovesleeds
18-07-2015
Originally Posted by DiamondDoll:
“That sounds simply superb.

Can I come next time, please? ”

I'll send you an invite.
ChristmasCake
18-07-2015
I've always enjoyed a portion of mushy peas with my fish and chips.
postit
18-07-2015
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?
maggie thecat
18-07-2015
Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts:
“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?”

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!)
ChristmasCake
18-07-2015
Originally Posted by Southern Pride:
“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!!”

Same for me, I used to live in London, and also spent some time in Hertfordshire, and my experience was the same as yours.
degsyhufc
18-07-2015
Originally Posted by maggie thecat:
“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!)”

You sure it wasn't Peter Mandelson?
maggie thecat
19-07-2015
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“You sure it wasn't Peter Mandelson?”

Nope. It was Charles. I'd quote the excerpt, but I don't have the book I read it in any more. It was a book about food and social history.
Last edited by maggie thecat : 19-07-2015 at 00:34
electron
19-07-2015
Come on Orangemaid have you tried them yet
swingaleg
19-07-2015
Originally Posted by postit:
“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?”

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
postit
19-07-2015
Originally Posted by swingaleg:
“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”

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?
swingaleg
19-07-2015
Originally Posted by postit:
“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?”

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'

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ChoccyCarole
19-07-2015
Originally Posted by swingaleg:
“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'
”

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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
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Payne by name
20-07-2015
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.
swingaleg
25-07-2015
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........
Orangemaid
21-08-2015
Originally Posted by electron:
“Come on Orangemaid have you tried them yet”

lol yea tonight, and they were nice http://i59.tinypic.com/211v6lx.jpg ok not the best picture but i still enjoyed them
electron
22-08-2015
Pleased that you enjoyed
Nickelback
22-08-2015
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
davelovesleeds
23-08-2015
Originally Posted by Nickelback:
“ 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”

Is that Hull Fair, I'm hoping to get there this year for the first time in about 10 years.
Nickelback
25-08-2015
Originally Posted by davelovesleeds:
“Is that Hull Fair, I'm hoping to get there this year for the first time in about 10 years.”

No it's Ilkeston in Derbyshire... Do you like going on rides???
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