Czech Pea Soup Hrachova Polevka

Total Time: 26 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dried peas
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 pinch marjoram
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 potatoes, grated
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup garlic-flavored croutons

Recipe

• 1 soak the peas overnight.
• 2 next day boil until peas until tender, 2 hours.
• 3 mash and put through sieve.
• 4 pour over it a good beef stock.
• 5 add a pinch of marjoram and a little minced garlic, 2 grated raw potatoes; allow to boil (cooking potatoes; make sure it doesn't stick to bottom and burn). add salt and pepper.
• 6 in meantime, blend a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of flour; cook until golden brown; add to soup and cook until thickened.
• 7 pour into tureen in which you have placed croutons. (i think you could just top your soup bowl with croutons).