Sweet Pea Soup

• 14 cup diced bacon
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup thinly sliced leek
• 3 cups fresh peas
• 1 quart light stock
• 14 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon diced red pepper

1. .in a soup pot cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain, and reserve for garnish.
2. add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring.
3. add leeks and cook 3 minutes.
4. add peas, and stock.
5. bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 mintues.
6. using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor until smooth, then return to pot.
7. stir in cream and adjust seasonings to taste.
8. serve with bacon and red pepper garnish.

bacon, oil, flour, fresh peas, light stock, heavy cream, salt, red pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-pea-soup-413966 (may not work)