4 tb Chopped onion
2 1/2 tb Olive oil
2 lb Fresh peas; shelled
1 1/2 ts Tomato paste
1/4 ts Salt

IN A HEAVY POT, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute onion 2-3
minutes, until soft. Add peas and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Dissolve the
tomato paste in 2/3 cup hot water and add it to the peas. Stir in salt.
Cover pot, reduce heat to very low and cook 25-30 minutes, until the peas
are perfectly tender. If any liquid is left by the time peas are cooked,
raise heat to high and boil rapidly, uncovered, until it evaporates. Serve
at once.