Yellow Split Pea Soup
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1 hour 10 minutes
I think smoked bacon adds more flavour to a pea and ham soup than ham but you can use either. The peas should not require soaking.
Olechka_Kavalenko
18 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 1 cup yellow split peas, rinsed
- 250g bacon or ham, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1-2 carrots, grated
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:1hour ›
Ready in:1hour10min
- Place the split peas in a saucepan and cover well with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
- Fry the bacon in a frypan then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Add the onion to the bacon fat and fry a few minutes until transparent. Add the carrots and fry 5-7 minutes more.
- After 30 minutes, add the carrots, bacon, onions, salt, pepper, bay leaves and potatoes to the split peas. Simmer 20 more minutes until the potatoes are cooked.
- Remove the bay leaves and let rest off the heat 10 minutes, then serve garnished with dill.
