Split Pea Soup With Pancetta
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 8 ounces pancetta, diced small
- 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
- 1 medium onion, diced small
- 3 stalks celery, diced small
- 2 carrots, diced small
- 1 (16 ounce) bag dried split peas, sorted and rinsed
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon thyme, fresh and chopped
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons black pepper
- 4 -6 ounces fresh spinach
directions
- In a stockpot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add pancetta and cook out all the fat. Add garlic and shallot, saute until tender. Add onion, celery and carrot, saute until tender.
- Stir in split peas; combine well. Add chicken stock, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until peas are soft and are falling apart. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Place a few ladles of soup into a blender and add a couple handfuls of spinach. Blend until spinach is incorporated. Place soup in a second pot. Repeat with remaining soup and spinach. Warm soup over very low heat.
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Reviews
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Loved the pancetta in this soup. All the flavor of ham or bacon without all the salt. And the addition of spinach is a nice touch. I only pureed half of the soup with the spinach, because I wanted some of the vegies and pancetta pieces left for texture. Will be making this again! Made for Fall 2008 PAC.
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