Turkish Pea Soup
photo by Sackville
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
3-4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 -6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes (preferably the black urfa variety)
- 1 large white onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped carrot
- 4 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 3 stalks fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup yellow split peas
- 6 -7 cups water
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then put in the bits of bacon and the pepper.
- Sauté for just a few seconds, then add the onion, celery and carrots.
- Cook until the onion goes clear, then add the tomato sauce and stir constantly for 1-2 minutes until the tomato sugars start to caramelise.
- Add the thyme, bay leaf and peas, plus salt and pepper to taste.
- Add 2-3 cups of water to cover the mixture.
- Stir, cover the pot and let it simmer over a low heat for about 20 minutes.
- Add another cup of water and let simmer, covered, for another 20 minutes.
- Keep checking on the pot and adding water a cup at a time until the peas are cooked and the soup is as thin or as thick as you like it.
- This takes about an hour, for me.
- Use a hand blender to blitz the soup slightly, but don't purée it.
- You still want some of the texture of the bacon and carrots.
- Remove the bay leaf and, if possible, let the soup sit for a few hours before serving to help the flavours develop.
- You may need to add some more water, salt and pepper when you re-heat it.
- If you like, you can crumble any extra bacon over the soup before serving, as well as a fresh grinding of pepper.
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