St. Germain Soup

A dish with white stock i and marrowfat peas at the center.

Soups With Meat Stock

contains dairycontains meat

No forks yet — be the first Sign in to rate
Sign in to save

Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 710 ml White Stock I (II, or III)
  • 1 can Marrowfat peas
  • 240 ml cold water
  • ½ onion
  • Bit of bay leaf
  • Sprig of parsley
  • Blade of mace
  • 10 ml sugar
  • 5 ml salt
  • 1 ml pepper
  • 30 ml butter
  • 30 ml corn-starch
  • 240 ml milk
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Drain and rinse the peas. Set aside one-third cup of the peas.
  2. Put the remaining peas in a pot with the cold water, onion, bay leaf, parsley, mace, sugar, salt, and pepper.
  3. Simmer for one-half hour.
  4. Rub the mixture through a sieve, then add the stock.
  5. Cook the butter and corn-starch together, then stir into the soup.
  6. Boil for five minutes.
  7. Add the milk and the reserved peas.

Steps last refined 2026-11-12 — we sharpen our recipes every week, so check back.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories285
Protein29.4 g
Fat10.8 g
Carbs15.7 g
Fiber0.5 g
Sodium1227 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States