soupe aux pois (pea soup)
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Pea soup is usually served during the winter months since there are fewer fresh vegetables available. It's also very comforting. From Traditional Quebec Cooking by Micheline-Mongrain-Dontigny.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
3 Hr
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For soupe aux pois (pea soup)
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1/2 lbsalted pork, or 1 ham bone
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1 lbdry yellow peas
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1 lgonion, chopped
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1/2 ccelery, chopped (with leaves)
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1/4 cfresh parsley
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1bay leaf
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1 tspdried savory
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salt, to taste
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10 ccold water
How To Make soupe aux pois (pea soup)
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1Wash peas and soak overnight in cold water. Rinse peas and pour into a large pot.
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2Add water and the rest of the ingredients to the peas, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 3 hours until the peas become very soft.
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3Remove salted pork or ham bone.
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4For a creamier consistency, puree half of the soup in a blender or a food processor. Return the puree into the soup and season to taste.
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5This soup can be frozen for 6 months.
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