Old fashioned pea soup with ham
Old fashioned pea soup with ham

Preparation time 15 minutes

Total time: 8 hours 30 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

  1. 450 g (1 lb.) dry whole yellow peas (about 5 cups soaked)
  2. 75 g (2 oz.) salted pork fat, cubed (about 125 mL or ½ cup)
  3. 4 yellow onions, finely chopped
  4. 4 each: carrots and celery stalks, finely diced
  5. 4 L (16 cups) chicken broth
  6. 6 bay leaves
  7. 10 mL (2 tsp.) ground dried savory
  8. To taste, pepper
  9. 625 mL (2½ cups) cooked ham, cubed

Directions

  1. Soak dry yellow peas in a large bowl of water for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight. Drain and set aside.

  2. In a large pot, sauté pork fat and onions over medium-high heat, without browning. 

  3. Add carrots and celery and sauté for 2 to 3 more minutes. 

  4. Add reserved peas, broth and herbs; then season with pepper. 

  5. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour 30 minutes.

  6. Add ham and simmer for another 30 minutes. 

  7. Remove bay leaves and pork fat, if desired, and serve. 

Chef’s secret

For even more authentic taste, keep ham’s cooking water and replace half the chicken broth with this water. Careful! The ham’s cooking water will be salty, so watch the salt you add to the soup.

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