Sweet Pea Soup

• 1/4 cup diced bacon
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup thinly-sliced leeks
• 1 quart light stock
• 3 cups peas, preferably fresh
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives, for garnish

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. and add stock.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Add peas and cook 5 minutes.
7. Using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender, process until smooth and return to pot.
8. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
9. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with and chives.

bacon, oil, allpurpose, leeks, light stock, peas, heavy cream, salt, chives

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/sweet-pea-soup-recipe2.html (may not work)