Soups, Stews and Chili Recipe | Sarah's Pea Soup

Pea soup is very popular in Quebec, Canada. It is a staple of our kitchens, actually!

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups dry whole peas
• 2 quarts water
• 1 cup dry split peas
• 2 tablespoons vegetable base
• 12 ounces salt pork
• 2 onions, minced
• 3 small carrots, shredded
• 3 small carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 ½ tablespoons dried chives
• 1 ½ tablespoons dried savory
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place the dry whole peas in a pot with enough water to cover, and soak 8 hours or overnight.
2. Drain soaked peas, and return to the pot. Cover with 2 quarts water. Mix in the dry split peas, vegetable base, salt pork, onions, carrots, chives, savory, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours, until peas are tender. Remove and discard the salt pork before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories422.6
• carbohydrateContent20.9 g
• cholesterolContent36.6 mg
• fatContent34.7 g
• fiberContent6.5 g
• proteinContent7.5 g
• saturatedFatContent12.6 g
• sodiumContent646.3 mg
• sugarContent3.7 g