Here is the recipe of cooking of the most tasty pea soup with bacon. Lightly smoked bacon adds a delicate flavor to soup and soft boiled pea – a special velvety texture. Crispy croutons will complement a dish and give a particular charm to it. Pea soup is cooked with less efforts and the result as a rule beyond all expectations.
✅ Ingredients: • split peas – 17 oz /500 g • bulb onion – 9 oz /250 g • carrot – 9 oz /250 g • smoked bacon – 7 oz /200 g • garlic – 3 cloves • water – 8 cup /2 l • salt – 1 tbsp • ground black pepper – ½ tsp • 1 bay leaf
✅ You will need: • stockpot with a lid • pan with a lid • carving board • bowl
Preparation: 1. Wash the pea under cold water, lay into a stockpot and pour with 2 l of water. Bring to a boil and cover with a lid, reduce the heat and boil over low heat for 1 h 20 m. 2. Fry the bacon over low heat for 4 minutes in a pan. 3. Take out the bacon into a bowl, lay the chopped up onion in the pan, fry for 2 minutes over medium heat then add the garlic and fry for another minute. 4. Add the grated carrot and braise with a lid covered for 10 minutes over low heat. 5. Add the fried vegetables, bacon, salt, pepper and a bay leaf into the stockpot, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes over low heat. Serve the pea soup sprinkled with croutons and green onion.
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