Homemade Pea Soup, Just Like Mum Made It For Us Kids!

Compared to the other great things that Mum used to serve, soups were not our favourite food as children. However, there were certain exceptions, and one of them was hearty pea soup. First of all, it wasn’t watery, but creamy and nutritious – and secondly, it always came with bacon, which made it even tastier.

If you want to make pea soup that tastes like Mum used to make it, we have the recipe for you!

What you need

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion
3 stalks of celery
1 clove of garlic
4 cups chicken stock
4 cups of water
1 bag dried split peas
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp thyme
1 1/2 lb bacon
2 carrots
Salt and pepper to taste

And here’s how!

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, add onion and celery and sauté for 3 minutes.

Add garlic and sauté again briefly.

Pour in chicken stock and water, add split peas, bay leaves and thyme.

Salt and pepper to taste, then add the bacon.

Bring to the boil briefly and then continue to simmer over a low heat for about 60 – 80 minutes.

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