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First published in Wish March 2007
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Yellow Split Pea Soup with Montreal Smoked Meat
This soup is a perfect one-pot meal – all you need is some crusty bread for dipping.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
| 1 cup | chopped onion |
| 1 cup | chopped carrots |
| 1 cup | chopped celery |
| 1 tbsp | canola oil |
| 1/2 lb | deli Montreal smoked meat, diced |
| 4 cups | chicken stock |
| 1/2 cup | dried yellow split peas |
| 2 | bay leaves |
| 1/2 tsp | dried thyme |
Instructions
- Sauté vegetables in oil over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan until translucent and softened.
- Add smoked meat, stock, peas, bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer (should be gently bubbling) for 20 minutes or until peas are softened.
Nutritional information
Nutrients per serving: about 230 calories, 7 g fat, 20 g protein, 24 g carbohydrates, 4 g fibre. Excellent source of vitamin A.
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Raisin writes:
I have made this so many times and passed on the recipe to others.
I cooked it in my pressure cooker for 15 minutes, did not add oil, just put everything in together and it makes such a hearty, filling soup.
It thickens if you have leftovers the next day.
Simple and delicious....
—posted April 13, 2008 at 7:42 p.m.
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