Canadian Habitant Soup
photo by Dreamer in Ontario
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 300 g split peas, soaked in cold water overnight & drained
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 2 leeks, thoroughly washed and sliced
- 2 medium onions, diced
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 300 g rindless bacon, rashers sliced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 4 cups chicken stock, reduced salt is fine
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
directions
- Place split peas, carrots, celery, leeks, onion, garlic, bacon, thyme, parsley and stock to cover in a large pot. Put lid on, bring to the boil and simmer rapidly for about 1 hour, or until the peas are very tender.
- Blend the soup and season to taste. Serve sprinkled with a little pepper with warm crusty rolls.
- Chef's Notes: Terrill has commented in her review that split peas do not need to be soaked. From my experience of using split peas, I would agree: I have never soaked split peas before, but that's what Huey specified in his recipe, and that bit I retained, though I have modified the recipe in other ways. Some people always salt eggplant before using it; others don't etc. etc.! So if you are making this recipe, feel free to decide on this point for yourself!
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Reviews
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This soup has an excellent flavour. I had to omit the leeks as I couldn't get any and I added a couple of small, diced potatoes. The remaining ingredients were added as specified in the recipe. I also did not soak the split peas as the package they came in did not recommend it. Since they weren't soaked I added about a cup of water. Thankyou for posting.
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