Pea Soup: Comfort Food for a Cold Night
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:24 pm
Pea soup tonight and we're supposed to have a big dump of snow overnight.
So you start with the broth from a ham or cottage roll, oh about 3-4 quarts, 2 cups of YELLOW peas (green peas are bitter) add 3/4 cup tiny red lentils and cook for a while with as much garlic as you like.
Shred a couple of carrots and add them, cook until they and the peas are done, adding water if it gets too thick.
If there's any ham left, cut fine or zap in the food processor. Add to the pot and top off with a heaping teaspoon of dill weed.
Cook until ham is heated and enjoy with some bread or crackers if you prefer.
Lois
So you start with the broth from a ham or cottage roll, oh about 3-4 quarts, 2 cups of YELLOW peas (green peas are bitter) add 3/4 cup tiny red lentils and cook for a while with as much garlic as you like.
Shred a couple of carrots and add them, cook until they and the peas are done, adding water if it gets too thick.
If there's any ham left, cut fine or zap in the food processor. Add to the pot and top off with a heaping teaspoon of dill weed.
Cook until ham is heated and enjoy with some bread or crackers if you prefer.
Lois