French-Canadian Pea Soup (Soupe aux pois)
"A traditional dish for Fridays (a legacy from Quebec's religious past). After cooking, I like to remove about half the peas and puree them in order to thicken the soup. I use a ham bone or pork hocks instead of salt pork. The savoury is essential to get the right flavour. You can also soak the peas overnight instead of using the quick-soak method."
photo by Meringue
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
directions
- Wash and sort peas; place in a large pot, bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and let sit for 1 hour.
- Add salt pork, onion, celery, carrots, savory and 1 tsp salt.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until peas are very tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed.
- Remove salt pork; chop and return to soup.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Questions & Replies
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I only put 1 cup of peas, but I think it was only 6 cups of water, and it has been simmering all afternoon. When I go to stir it, the top is full of water
Reviews
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Having a French-Canadian heritage, this recipe is the exact taste I was looking for! Thank you! -
Délicieux!! I usually save the cooking water when I make a ham, so that I can use it for making pea soup. It also freezes well if you don't feel like making soup just yet.
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This recipe is very close to my own. It is one of my favorite comfort foods. I use summer savory when I have it. French-Canadian Pea Soup also freezes well and is quickly reheated in the microwave. It may taste better reheated after it has spend overnight in the refrigiraor. -
Excellent base to work off of. Like any soup, it lends well to tweaking to use up what's in your fridge! -
The only thing I did different was I added 1 bay leaf, 1/4 cup parsley. A wonderful flavor. Reminds us of the Habitat canned pea soup from canada, we use to buy before this recipe..Thank U..
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Eva99
Montreal, Quebec
I live in Montreal, Canada with my husband and two children (boy born in 1998 and girl born 2000). No, we weren't going for a Y2K baby, she was born in August :-) I love to cook but I hate decidng what to make. I'm just starting to plan my meals in advance and am finding it a real challenge. I love the fact that real people review these recipes and add their own hints and tips.
