Green Peas a la Bourgeoise

Ingredients

• 3 cups green peas
• 4 tbsp chopped parsley
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 head of lettuce
• 1 cup heavy cream

Directions

1. To prepare, chop lettuce into fours, and wash green peas.
2. Pour green peas into a saucepan over medium heat to stew.
3. Add in butter, parsley, lettuce, and sugar into saucepan and let boil.
4. Once the liquid is boiled, add egg yolks and heavy cream.
5. Stir the mixture together and let simmer together for 5 minutes on low heat.
6. Let cool, and enjoy!

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Sydney Brown
Louisiana Anthology
December 6, 2021