Soupe A L'Oseille Et Aux Petits Pois - Sorrel And Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 lb peas
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon flour
2 small onions, chopped
1 quart hot water
1 1/2 cups sorrel, chopped
1 egg yolk
salt
pepper

Preparation

Heat 1 tbs butter in a soup pot, Add the peas and the garlic, and heat them through. Add the flour, and stir this, making sure the flour is all dissolved.
Add 1 quart of hot or boiling water.
Add salt and pepper.
Add the chopped onion, and simmer the soup for 45 minutes.
Fry the sorrel in 1 tbs butter in a small pan, and add this to the soup.
Finally, beat the egg yolk, and add this to the soup just before serving to make it smooth.