Grønn Ertestuing - Norwegian - Creamed Peas
This recipe has been posted here for play in ZWT9 - Scandinavia. This recipe is from website: Sons of Norway. It is amazing how inexpensive, traditional, good food can be. The author suggests eating the creamed peas with meatballs or with lutefisk.
DIRECTIONS
- Rinse the peas well and pick out any foreign objects.
- Place in water to soak overnight in a cool place.
- Let them simmer in the water they were soaked in, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Mix the flour with the butter and add to the peas and let simmer about 10 minutes longer.
- Add salt and sugar to taste.
- Please Note: * If you wish, you may add a peeled or diced carrot to the peas during the last 1/2 hour of cooking.
- No sugar is needed if you add a carrot.