Soupe aux pois beauceons (pea soup, beauce style)
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Dried white pea beans |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| ½ | cup | Onion, chopped |
| ¼ | cup | Leek, chopped, white part only |
| ¼ | cup | Smoked ham, plus ham bone |
| ½ | pounds | Salt pork |
| 1 | Garlic clove | |
| 8 | cups | Cold water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Salted herbs, rinsed in cold water |
Directions
Servings: 8
Soak peas for at least 8 hours or overnight in water to cover; drain.
Heat butter in a large, heavy pot and saute onion and leek until tender. Add peas, ham, salt pork (in one piece), garlic, water and salted herbs. Bring quickly to a boil, lower heat, partly cover, and cook gently for 2 to 3 hours or until peas are tender. Stir occasionally during cooking, adding more water if necessary. Remove salt pork, cut in small pieces, then return to soup. May be frozen.
Source: A Taste of Quebec by Julian Armstrong Posted by : Linda Davis