Wash the potatoes and carrots. Cut potatoes into cubes and carrots into slices. Finely dice onion. Wash parsley, dab dry and remove the leaves. Heat the oil in a pot. Brown onion, potatoes and carrots.
Season with a little salt and pepper. Add a good 3/8 litres of water, bring to the boil and stir in the stock. Add some parsley and laurel. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes. Lift out some vegetables with a skimmer. Simmer the rest for another 5 minutes. Take out the bay leaf. Puree the vegetables finely with the chopping stick. Refine soup with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Heat the vegetables and peas for 2-3 minutes. Season vegetable soup again and arrange in a soup bowl.
Simmer the rest for another 5 minutes. Take out the bay leaf. Puree the vegetables finely with the chopping stick. Refine soup with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Heat the vegetables and peas for 2-3 minutes. Season vegetable soup again and arrange in a soup bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sour cream as a blob. Sprinkle the rest of the parsley over it