For anyone interested If you soak a few of the dried peas in cold water overnight, just cold water nothing else you can then plant them in a plant pot ( just press them under the soil/ compost) and in no time you’ll have lovely fresh pea shoots to snack on or add to salads

@BackyardChef

5 ай бұрын

Great tip! Best, Rik

Thank you for well detailed instructions on how to cook mushy peas, I love it with my chips ❤

Needed this for the lamb pie 😅🎉 thanks 🙏

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy. Thank you. Best, Rik

Oh, my favourite, steepy peas... just like me Nana used to make us back in the day!

Great with fresh mint sauce and vinegar in a cup, i used to have a cup like that every Sunday lunchtime as a kid, gorgeous 😋

@BackyardChef

4 ай бұрын

I agree. Thank you. Best, Rik

@neilanthonyhaywardlewis8978

4 ай бұрын

@@BackyardChef the 70's Sundays dinners were the best Rik.. Regards Neil

@gregorycole3511

4 ай бұрын

Saw that at Nottingham goose fair years ago…first time I had known about it

@BackyardChef

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik@@gregorycole3511

Thank you! I had mushy peas for the first time on my recent trip to the UK and I fell in love with them. Great to have the recipe!

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Hi GLW.. I love em.. With a stack of things but you know I love em with bread and butter. Best, Rik

I love mushy peas. I ate it at work for the first. I love it. I will try I cook it now. 😊 Thanks for sharing 👍

Love mushy peas. Thank you

Yum!! Love the spice rub!

Looks great

My grandmother used to cook this but with salt and pepper delicious 😋

This is the best and only way to do it. In a different league to tinned!!!

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Cheers David - agreed. Best, Rik

I love peas. I've tried them mushy twice

I now live in New Zealand and a few years away I was told that the Indian Aspice shops sell dried blue peas….I buy them regularly and follow this procedure …soaking in boiling water adding the bicarbonate…I make a large pan full and freeze in portions …perfect every time !😊

@Crabfather

Жыл бұрын

You can get them at the bin Inn as well, super cheap. I just made some this morning but it was an absolute fail. The bicarb is an essential ingredient.

@braintransplantdonor

Жыл бұрын

Blue peas don't work quite as well as proper marrowfats. I'll bet you didn't know that there are quite a few growers of marrowfat peas in Canterbury. They are almost all grown for export to Japan and the US for processing into 'healthy' snack foods and, sadly enough, you won't see them on retail sale in NZ. I was lucky enough to get a 20kg sack of them a few years ago through a contact at Lincoln Uni, so I make them in batches and freeze them.

@Crabfather

Жыл бұрын

@@braintransplantdonor wow, didn't know that! It's frustrating that bee can't get the real thing here apart from overpriced tins of bachelor's (which are great but at $6 tin, yeah nah that's a birthday treat lol)

@braintransplantdonor

Жыл бұрын

@@Crabfather I don't particularly like the tinned ones; they are too bright a shade of green (always remind me of kryptonite from the Superman comics!!) and I suspect there's a whole heap of food colouring in there. I pined for proper mushy peas for years after I moved to NZ, and I went down the blue peas route but they don't cook down quite the same as proper marrowfats. My neighbour used to work at Lincoln uni as a plant technician, and we happened to be talking about British food one day. The subject of fish, chips and mushy peas came up and as soon as I explained to her that they were made from marrowfat peas, she said "Oh, I've just been to a seed processor in Ashburton and watched about half a tonne of marrowfat peas being processed." I asked her if she could get me a bag of them to try and, lo and behold, a 20Kg sack of them turned up the next day!! If you're local to Christchurch I could maybe become your dealer??? :o)

@Crabfather

Жыл бұрын

@@braintransplantdonor sadly, I'm in the far north 😭

Oh man, it looks delightful. I'll have two portions, please.

Got to add lashings of salt, malt vinegar and butter. Hey, we're here for a good time, not a long time.

This looks awesome! I live in the Western U.S. I want some! Good work mate, as they say!

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

@ClodiusP

Жыл бұрын

You can get them from Walmart website.

Sitting on a bay in a lorry and watching first snow this winter whilst having fish and chips with mushy peas..

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the fish chips and mushy peas - keep safe. Best, Rik

Thanks for this, going to try it. We just had some amazing mushy peas with pie and mash at a great little cafe in Winchester. They added some mint and a hint of fresh chilli to the mushy peas. I've been dreaming about it since.

@BackyardChef

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - some Colmans garden mint sauce added makes mushy peas very enjoyable with any meal. best, Rik

@braintransplantdonor

Жыл бұрын

@@BackyardChef There used to be a stall on Norwich market that sold only mushy peas, and they slathered them with mint sauce. It didn't do much for me when I tried them like that, but of course it's East Anglia, and they are a bit 'different' down that way.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

@@braintransplantdonor Folks make em different all over the world - but when the top chefs and I mean the top chefs show how to make mushy peas with frozen garden peas and mint sauce - everyone believes this nonsense. Mushy peas are an acquired taste I'm sure but I love em. Best, Rik

@braintransplantdonor

Жыл бұрын

@@BackyardChef Agreed! When I see people like Jamie Oliver and even Ramsey himself putting out what they call mushy peas that's just been made with frozen or fresh peas, it males my blood boil. These people have obviously never tied proper mushy peas in their lives. Doing that is at the same level as inviting people over for Christmas dinner and then boiling the turkey in a pan of water rather than roast it in the oven.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

@@braintransplantdonor AGREED! best, Rik

Lovely, and now some Fish and Chips, or even a piece of butterd bread. Well hungry again

@BackyardChef

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Please

@philipatkinson7039

Жыл бұрын

Oooooh a sloppy peas sandwich 😋

Yankee here, love the mushy peas i get in the can, and just bought some dried marrowfat peas, wish me luck innit

@BackyardChef

5 ай бұрын

You got it. No worries about the luck. Best, Rik

Yum !!!

Have only tried tinned ones but will definitely try and find some dried peas and give this a go! I like to thin mine down a bit then add some mint sauce, pour into a bowl and drop a pie or pasty on top for a Aussie style pie floater 😊 Thank you for sharing Rick 👍🏻

@BackyardChef

2 жыл бұрын

Aussie pie coming in a bit mate

@kevowski

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one Rick! Looking forward to that one 😊

@BackyardChef

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevowski Me Too!

@leedraimon7101

10 ай бұрын

​@@BackyardChef When you make proper mushy peas, does it have to be dried peas or can you use tinned marrowfat peas? Please reply thanks

@BackyardChef

10 ай бұрын

Yes cook them mash them. Best, Rik

Hi Got some peas from Lazada big bag .keep up the good work.Martin Thailand 😎

@BackyardChef

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Martin -

Fish and chips isn't fish and chips without mushy peas. Thanks for showing us.

I always wondered what mushy peas were. Thank you for the lesson. I'm sure it is not the same, but looks sorta like peas soup which I love

@1flybyguy

7 ай бұрын

I never thought about it that way but maybe if one thinned it out quite a bit and added some smoked ham it'd probably be close. Think I'll try that sometime.

@woolymittens

3 ай бұрын

@@1flybyguy The pea soup I grew up with was aboiut that thick, no thinning necessary - you should be able to slice some for your toast at breakfast next morning.

I add a knob of butter to the finished peas. Absolutely delicious. Also good with beefsteak and mash.

@BackyardChef

Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

Delicious😊 I'm a 1970's Child my Mam had Allsorts of dried thing's and now I cook them, some of them, not so much the Instant Mashed Potato but I have got some in the Cupboard Unopened for Emergencies 😋 for Mash get Smash 👽 I Love Barely Pudding also 😋 x

@BackyardChef

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

Thank you so much for this! I'm an American who tried mushy peas for the first time while visiting Scotland last year. Unbeatable flavor combination. I'm never going back to fish and chips without them; planning to follow your recipe with some frozen peas tonight, hoping it turns out as well as yours did. Cheers!

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

It wont - frozen peas are NOT the way to make mushy peas - they make a mashed up peas. Best, Rik

I always wondered what the difference was with just regular green peas, mashed. I’m from USA and would be interested in trying this. Thanks for sharing;)

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

Exactly the same way as we make it in Norway with the exception of we usually ad a big nob of butter at the end

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Delicious. Best, Rik

We have these mushy peas every time with our Sunday Roast 😃

@BackyardChef

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best. Rik

I like them after being frozen..they go more mushy

@BackyardChef

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you. Best, Rik

I’m an Aussie and love mushy peas. Mum uses dried blue peas (not sure if that’s the same as the peas you’re using?). Great on a meat pie😉

@BackyardChef

4 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Thank you. Best, Rik

I like mushy peas, which I learned to eat as a international student in London. In the dining commons, they were served almost every day. I liked them best with fish and chips or meat pie or gammon. Now I know what kind of peas to buy. Could I flavor them with a bit of salt pork, too?

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

I always have these peas in my cupboard but i always dissolve the tablets in a jug. We call them sloppy peas in certain parts of south yorkshire.

Rik the soaking tablets must be dissolved in boiling water before adding to dried peas. Also rinse peas after soaking. Also cook for 20 mins minimum.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment - do you think it makes a difference to dissolving and then pouring over the peas - or just pouring boiling water over the tablets in the peas? Best, Rik

@johnsimons1748

Жыл бұрын

@@BackyardChef yes big difference if you want even mushiness

Reminds me of a thick split pea soup.

@BackyardChef

10 күн бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

In the 60s did they come with a little net bag in the packet ? I think I can remember my nan making these from a bachelors packet .😊👍

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

I seem to remember that. Best, Rik

Thank you great video..now i know how to make them...can you put salt and pepper or a little butter on them?

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Yes eat anyway you like. Best, rik

@braintransplantdonor

Жыл бұрын

A bit of advice - don't add the salt until the peas have dropped out of the skins, otherwise it will lengthen the cooking time by ages. Salt, and butter right at the end just before you serve them. If you;re making a bulk lot and freezing them, then don't put the butter in until you have defrosted and reheated them slowly on the stove (add a couple of tablespoons of water as you do it) and then put the butter in at the end.

Where I live in the land of Wigan……..they call that green pea juice pea wet and they serve it with chips and fish scraps for a cheap meal

This looks perfect. I love the pea sauce but also with some full peas still in the mix. I prefer this to the complete mash. I'm gonna do this one. but question...can I do this with frozen peas? I've not seen the full sized dried version over here across the pond.....only dried split peas, which are good for soup, but I don't think they would work well for this.

@BackyardChef

2 ай бұрын

No to frozen peas - yes to split peas as an alternative kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqx_tNdxcdaXhbg.html Thank you. Best, Rik

@LyleFrancisDelp

2 ай бұрын

@@BackyardChef Oh! Then just overcook them and season to taste then?

@LyleFrancisDelp

Ай бұрын

@@BackyardChef Is there a difference between marrowfat and other green peas. I can get dried whole peas, but it's the Goya brand.

I'm using marrow fat peas but not bacherlos. How much sofa would you use as we don't have tablets. I'll be making asap and freezing them too.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

A tablet is about 1 tsp. Best, Rik

oh the luxury.

Can you use any cried peas for this? I doubt that i would be able to buy this brand in the US.

@BackyardChef

7 ай бұрын

Here is my alternative recipe - the only way you can come anywhere close to making mushy peas without Marrowfat peas - kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqx_tNdxcdaXhbg.html Best, Rik

Me Mum didn't use the Tablets, just soaked them over night, cooked them and then add White Pepper and Butter just before serving = Nector.

@BackyardChef

5 ай бұрын

Yes, the tablets are just there to help soften the shells. However, if left long enough, they soften anyway. Mum knew best. Rik

for those people saying use frozen mashed peas the next time a recipe calls for salmon use sardines they are both fish

@BackyardChef

Ай бұрын

Ha ha ha. Thank you. Best, Rik

Being in nz, I've never understood how mushy peas fit in with fish and chips, do you dip them in the peas or something? BTW I love them and make it all the time.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

You know Duke the chip shops sell them in small containers - that means you can just eat them or tip them on the fish and chips. Either way mushy peas and chip shop curry sauce are part of the experience as well as the standard salt and vinegar. Best, Rik

@Crabfather

Жыл бұрын

@@BackyardChef two things we don't really get here either.. The vinegar thing with f&c, and especially not the curry sauce! Which really sucks, curry is divine lol

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

@@Crabfather Understand mate completely - that's why taste is subjective around the world. Best, Rik

@debrashrider4062

Жыл бұрын

​@@Crabfather when a child our sitter was from canada. MALT vinegar is the type for fish and chips. In Michigan we use Tarter Sauce, though I perfer to make my own with DILL Pickles, not sweet pickles. Commercially made uses sweet pickles.

Currently eating 👍🏻

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Wish I was. Best, Rik

Do the soda tablets help to break down the peas?

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Best, Rik

how did you get such a green color

@BackyardChef

7 ай бұрын

I did absolutely nothing appart from cook the packet marrowfat peas. Best, Rik

only salt and sugar ?? no other spices ?

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

The choice is yours as they say. Best, Rik

I love marrowfat peas. I must say that I'm not a fan of mushy ones. We Scots have our peas on top of a Scotch Pie with pepper and vinegar. Mmm😅

@BackyardChef

6 ай бұрын

Delicious! Best, Rik

Well that is nice but I’m not sending away to England for mushy peas.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Lazada in Thailand mate - Order online. Best, Rik

@patagualianmostly7437

10 ай бұрын

I found a shop on-line in Santiago....selling the stuff we miss the most: Lea&Perrins, Colmans Mustard, Bovril, Marmite, OXO Cubes, HP Sauce etc ...but the prices are ludicrous and shipping to the south of the country is not cheap either...... Just experimenting now with some dried split peas....not marrowfats obviously....but....looking good so far. Cheers.

@BackyardChef

10 ай бұрын

Yes I live in Asia ridiculous here too have a look at these two videos they are going to help you enormously Alternative to marrow fat peas kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqx_tNdxcdaXhbg.html Brown sauce kzread.info/dash/bejne/eH1817t7f6rWmJc.html Best, Rik

🙏

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

That's like split pea soup except I make it with a ham bone and finely chopped onion. 🙃

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

What does the box say?

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

You will have to read it. Best, Rik

He adds the sugar and says "Why sugar?" but doesn't answer it.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

I actually say WHITE SUGAR, Best, Rik

Frozen peas from Tops suffice?

@BackyardChef

2 жыл бұрын

UP TO YOU AS THEY SAY! best, Rik

@philipatkinson7039

Жыл бұрын

Lockwoods frozen peas are a good substitute.

fish and chips are not considered to be complete meal without Mushy Pea in UK..... will try this recipe one day to serve them with meat pie 🥧 for Aussie style and fried beer battered oven baked fish as British style.... also noticed that your version of mushy Pea doesn't contain any artificial food color whatsoever....

@nikopotts1399

Жыл бұрын

It's the veg

@wjsjdjxjxjjjz

10 ай бұрын

Shrimp barbecue pie?

6 minutes in an instant pot instead of Soaking over night

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Not everyone has an instant pot - I have and will be cooking something in it soon. Its hard to show recipe to try and make them available to everyone. Thank you. Best, Rik

Pea Soup!

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Only if you add loads of water

Need rinsing before cooking then no skum on top

@BackyardChef

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

Proper food😳

…flown out,’ to where?

@BackyardChef

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

Come on, are you formerly of Andy Capp's Commandos? 🍛⚡

@BackyardChef

27 күн бұрын

Ha ha ha

@Original50

27 күн бұрын

@@BackyardChef Be mysterious. Love you still! 😀 It's like being a SAS man, but different. Shout out to all those cookhouse heroes who gave us squadies what we needed, when we needed it and in quantities we could only dream of.

And no butter. Cousin Norm always puts in a 1/4 stick of butter. Some people put in bacon grease, but I don't think that's mushy peas.

@BackyardChef

Ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

PEAS PORRIDGE HOT?

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best, Rik

Too watery for my taste. I prefer them thick or congealed.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Cook longer.Best, Rik

I don't get the reasoning behind the first steps: Step 1 - get dehydrated peas Step 2 - hydrate the peas Step 3 - use bottled water to boil the peas Like, does it taste better if you wasted a bunch of plastic and energy before? Or are raw peas and tap water just that bad in your area?

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

I Live in ASIA we don't drink tap water - seriously dead!!! If you don't understand how mushy peas are made for real you need to watch again. Best, Rik

Looks pretty bad but I am sure it tastes great.

@BackyardChef

3 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha - to some to others like me Delicious! Thank you. Best, Rik

You should have rinsed them twice with fresh water before cooking.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Rinse away Mike as many times as you wish. Best, Rik

No way yall put mint with the peas🤨

@BackyardChef

7 ай бұрын

Up to you they say - great to have choices. Best, Rik

@hg-hf5co

7 ай бұрын

@BackyardChef definitely not something I would have come up with. But I will give it a try

@campbellfamily2064

2 ай бұрын

Why not? On our roast lamb dinner we have mint sauce which usually gets mixed with the peas. Delicious 😋

What is wrong with the UK 😂😂😂😂

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Food wise ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Best, Rik

Why buy dehydrate peas only to hydrate them? Doesn’t make any sense. Why not just use fresh peas. Even better buy split peas and make a beautiful thick savoury soup

@BackyardChef

4 ай бұрын

You have NO idea! Mushy peas are NOT made with fresh garden peas. If you really have no idea stop commenting and move on to another channel

Why would you incorporate modern mass manufacturing techniques into home cooking. Home cooking should be done with fresh, healthy ingredients.

@BackyardChef

Ай бұрын

Give it rest you are on the wrong channel - This is a cooking channel - EVERYDAY cooking channel - you need to be moving on to another channel

@davidscheer1768

Ай бұрын

@@BackyardChef it is home cooking it was a way of storing food for the winter

I speak for America " we're happy we got our independence from y'all"

@BackyardChef

10 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha - the new President - great when you can speak for everyone! Best, Rik

@RobertSmith-cx1zo

5 ай бұрын

Gained independence from Scotland??

@johnoneill8211

5 ай бұрын

I speak for Britain and would like to express our thanks for taking in the idiotic religious zealots who escaped our gibbet. I am terribly sorry for the chaos that they continue to cause.

@LordRawnsley

28 күн бұрын

Just got back from England. First time. I gotta say, the mushy peas were pretty good.

@Cash4gold84

17 күн бұрын

@@johnoneill8211I guess you missed the religious zealots and decided to import a bunch from the ME to live off the dole.

LOL...typical British cooking. 🤮This would NEVER pass for cuisine in Italy or France.

@BackyardChef

Жыл бұрын

Who cares... Not me.. Im showing how to make Mushy Peas properly unlike all those e folks who follow Ramsay and the rest using frozen peas and butter. Im a Yorkshire Brit through and through and im lucky enough to have cooked a over the world. Best, Rik

@donbrown1284

Жыл бұрын

@@BackyardChefNo worries...You're not alone. Scottish and German cooking are pretty bad, too.

@joesoto3975

Жыл бұрын

@@donbrown1284matter of opinion I think African and Indian food are trash but not everyone agrees German Scottish and British food is some of the best in the world

@braintransplantdonor

Жыл бұрын

LOL @ 'cuisine' in Italy - a country where they think that polenta (boiled up dried, coarsely ground corn kernels with a bit of cheese added is an alternative to mashed King Edwards with lashings of milk and butter? 'French cuisine'? LMAO!! A country that lists amongst its culinary highlights a type of sausage called 'Andouilette de Troyes.'? This sausage has a filling composed entirely of chopped pork intestines and stomachs chopped up coarsely. I have to say I love both Andouilette and polenta. EVERY cuisine has dishes that other cultures might find unacceptable to eat. Many Hindu people, for example, don't eat beef as people in the UK do. Not many people in the UK would choose to eat whale meat, but Japanese people consider it a delicacy. Not many people in Japan would consider eating Hakarl, the stuff that Icelandic people rave about. It's fermented dried shark meat that hangs for about six months before serving. Similarly, I think not many Icelandic folk would be as enthusiastic as people from the Philippines about eating balut. In case you weren;t aware, balut is a fertilised egg (usually a duck's egg) that is allowed to sit anywhere from 14 - 21 days. The egg is then steamed, and the embryo eaten from the shell. It amuses me how some people in the UK bag 'British cooking' and don't rate it against other cuisines, but if you've ever tasted a properly made fresh black pudding, or a decent Cumberland sausage, or a good quality chees-and-onion pie (Sit Down Greggs!!! I'm not talking about you!), mature Stilton, or even a freshly-made Cornish pasty and then compared these foods to their French or Italian equivalents, your argument wouldn't really stand up. I've had some awful meals in allegedly well-favoured restaurants in Paris, and been horredndously overcharged for mediocre food in similarly 'popular' restaurants in Rome and Venice.

@chrisaskin6144

Жыл бұрын

So what! The French and the Italians are just culinary snobs.