[Menorca Mike]

What are the best taste mushy peas to buy ?

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[Jojoe]

I’ve tried Asda and Sainsbury’s own brand but neither come close to Batchelors Chip Shop style mushy peas. The cheaper ones have little or no flavour. I make fish burgers using Aldi fish fillet burgers in tempura batter and put mushy peas and tartar sauce on.

Enyaq EV

[Menorca Mike]

Yes I prefer batchelors but give me loud wind

[kezo]

Batchelors or Harry Ramsden (select shops)

[ajn]

Loud 🤣😂🤣

[kezo]

Mike why not make your own, its what we do if not got any mushy tins in!

[Jojoe]

You can get frozen mushy peas, I tried them a while back but can’t remember what they were like. I like chips mushy peas and gravy with a steak & kidney suet pudding from the chippy. Hollands pies 🥧 and puddings round here, none of that Pukka nonsense.

Enyaq EV

[Menorca Mike]

kezo wrote:

Mike why not make your own, its what we do if not got any mushy tins in!

Kezo how do you make them ?

[mitch]

250g dried marrowfat peas
2tsp bicarbonate of soda
25g salted buttercubed
mintfinely chopped
lemonjuiced

Method
step 1
Put the marrowfat peas and bicarbonate of soda in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to soak for 12 hours or overnight.
step 2
Drain the peas and rinse them twice with cold water to wash off the bicarbonate of soda. Put the beans in a saucepan and cover with 650ml cold water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 mins until tender, stirring occasionally.
step 3

Mash briefly and stir in the butter, mint and lemon, seasoning to taste.

[mitch]

1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas
¼ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Bring a shallow pot of lightly salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add frozen peas, and cook for 3 minutes, or until tender.
Drain peas and transfer to a blender or large food processor. Add cream, butter, salt, and pepper; process until blended, but still thick with small pieces of peas.

Adjust seasonings to taste, and serve immediately.

bit of a cheat as its not marrowfat peas but it saves the overnight soak.

i do prefer the marrowfat my self.

[kezo]

The easy way!

Canned marrowfat peas (they have allready been soaked & sesoned etc)

Butter

Salt, pepper, cream or other seasoning  optional

1 drain peas

2 mash peas, with a fork, masher or blender (pulse mode).

3 add a little putter to the pan with the peas

You can also do the same with frozen peas after boiling them!

4 stir & simmer till warm

 

 

 

[kezo]

 

[Menorca Mike]

Kezo they look lovely I’m very impressed

[Tharg]

Best mushy peas always seem to be those I get at the fish ‘n’ chip shop 😊

However, to head slightly off topic, does anybody indulge in pease pudding. Was fairly common in use when I were a nipper (50s) but most folks these days haven’t heard of it. Made of creamed split yellow peas, comes in tins. In my part of London “Saveloys and pease pudding” was alongside pie and mash as yummy street food.

Still use it meself with sav’s (if I can get decent ones) or, even better, with German bratwurst. Probably a prosecutable offence using German bangers, but worth it!

[Author]

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