Old-Fashioned Quebec Pea Soup

  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 cups dried yellow soup peas or split peas10 cups water1 ham bone or 125 grams ham, chopped5 medium onions, chopped3 carrots, peeled and chopped2 stalks celery (including leaves), chopped1 tsp savory1 bay leafSalt and pepper
Directions
Rinse peas. In large soup pot, combine peas, water, ham bone or ham, onions, carrots, celery, savory and bay leaf; bring to boil. Skim off any scum. Cover and simmer for 3 hours or until peas are softened and soup has thickened. If soup is too thin, unvcover and simmer 30 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Discard bay leaf and ham bone.
Makes 8 servings, about 300 mL each.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CLAUDINE39.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 116.0
  • Total Fat: 4.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.3 mg
  • Sodium: 255.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g

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