French Canadian Pea Soup
"This another of my mom's recipes. My brother hated pea soup, but out of desperation tried it one day. He now makes it himself."
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
6-8 bowls
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 lb dried split peas
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 8 cups water
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 2 slices cooked bacon
- 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream or 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Rinse peas.
- In heavy pot mix peas, ham bone, onion, salt, pepper and onion with 8 cups of water.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 1 ½ hours stirring often.
- Remove ham bone from heat and chop meat.
- Return meat to pot, add vegetables and simmer 30 minutes.
- Add cooked crumbled bacon, cream and butter.
- Heat through and serve.
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Reviews
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very good! I did want to lower the fat so I used low fat milk which could have been skipped completely because I do enjoy this thick. I didn`t use the Bouillon because my ham had plenty of meat to flavor the soup. I didn`t use the bacon and butter. I found this very comforting good and healthy! Thanks!
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