Mushy peas

[Noseyparker]

I hate mushy peas but last week had some served with fish and chips in a pub in Farnham. They were delicious. Does anybody have a recipe that is slightly out of the ordinary. I think one of the differences was that garden peas were used. Thanks in anticipation.

[joggerjayne]

Ooh, I luuuuuurve mushy peas.

But, sorry ... I don't know how to make them.

[spacedcase]

Why would anyone taint fish and chips by putting green goo in there? Seperate ok but the only thing that fish and chips need is white vinegar and salt!

[magicmerlin]

Malt vinegar is best.

[ummmm]

And no salt...I hate salt.

[spacedcase]

I prefer onion vinegar! But my point merlin is once you've fully loaded your fish n chips with salt and drowned it in vinegar, then you'd be left with vinegary green goop, and as a kid the vinegar used to drip and pour out of the chip wrapper onto my trainers and trousers, with mushpeas leaking onto my clothes would'nt it look like ive got some kind of dodgy radiation sickness? lol!

[ChuckFickens]

I have a slight problem with fish and chip shops.

Why do they insist on taking a perfectly nice bit of fish and then smothering it in greasy batter!

[ummmm]

The batter protects the fish. I don't eat the batter....just open it up and it the fish.

[spacedcase]

Well if the oil's clean and really hot you can avoid most of the oil, but if the oils old, gloopy and lukewarm, you'll have enough oil in your fish to lube up several industrial machines.

[Noseyparker]

Spacedcase - That's my point exactly but these were very posh and served separately and tasted sweet rather than sour.

[craft1948]

Chuck most chippys (at least in York) will fry you a fish without batter if you ask....

[Polly1958]

I always add sugar to mine.

[ChuckFickens]

some of the better ones round here will fry it without batter too (the not so good ones I think they get the fish in pre-battered) I'm luck to have one of the best regarded seafood places in the country a few miles from me though :)
http://www.west-merse...s/63-the-company-shed

and I always add a touch of sugar to peas mushy or not :)

[cherrychapstick]

hi you could try this recipe as it doesnt have the usually vinegar in them so may taste better ,i love peas but don't like mushy peas but think i am going to try this ,if i dont like them im sure my daughter will use them up

[craft1948]

that looks very good Chuck.......one of the reasons I used to holiday in the south of France was the seafood restaurant in St Cyprien which is quite famous but has surprisingly reasonable prices.......I love lobster.

[cherrychapstick]

sorry forgot the link

http://www.ehow.com/h...assic-mushy-peas.html

[Ric.ror]

I love mushy bread sandwichs - get a teacake (breadcake) from the chippy and fill with mushy peas - its heaven - my son makes me eat them in a different room as he cannot bear to watch me eat them

[atsgran]

I use marrrowfat peas and sometimes put butter beans in with them. Steep peas overnight, then put in boiling water with a ham stock cube and keep them simmering adding water if needed till soft, then add vinegar when serving, thats the way I do them

[whitelady]

Yes buy a packet of Batchelors Bigga dried peas, selected marrowfat peas and steep for about one day, you will get a white tablet in the box which you use in the water. one tablet used for half of the box, it says to steep overnight but they are more mushy and taste better if steeped for about a day. I always steep mine on Saturday morning to cook lunch time on Sunday. Great served with chicken and roast dinners too.