Fresh Pea Soup With Bacon And Mint

• 2 13/16 ounces bacon sliced
• 1 shallot
• olive oil
• 1 3/4 cups fresh peas or 1 kg. pea pods
• 3 1/8 cups milk
• fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 5 1/2 tablespoons fresh peas for decoration

1. In a pan, fry the bacon cut in small pieces.
2. Remove bacon from skillet, and add the shallot cut in small pieces with a teaspoon of olive oil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add the milk. When it starts boiling, add the peas and 3/4 of the bacon, cook for 15 minutes.
4. It is important to keep the liquid at the boiling point so that the peas remain green. Dilute a teaspoon of cornstarch with a little bit of soup, pour into the pan, and cook for about 5 minutes. Mix the soup to get a fairly fine texture. Optionally, sieve the soup to remove pea skins.
5. Pour the soup in bowls.
6. Garnish with bacon, mint leaves, raw peas, a little olive oil, and Espelette pepper.

bacon, shallot, olive oil, fresh peas, milk, fresh mint, cornstarch, fresh peas

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Fresh-Pea-Soup-with-Bacon-and-Mint-782264 (may not work)