RECIPE: Yellow Split-Pea Soup

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Split-Pea Soup is a very Canadian thing, and depending on where one's ancestor's

come

from, it is made a little differently. This vegan version owes little to my

ancestry and a lot

to our particular tastes and imagination. You can see it on my food blog:

http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

 

Rarely a week goes by, except on the hottest of summer days, that we donÕt have

this

soup at least once. Sometimes we serve it with dumplings (added in the last 20

minutes

before serving), sometimes with crusty bread. As usual, youÕll note it is a bit

on the spicy

side - thatÕs to our taste. You can be more conventional and omit the chiles if

you prefer

and cut down on the cloves. But for us, that extra zing is what for us sets our

version

ahead of the rest We had this last evening.

(And yes, it freezes nicely.)

 

YELLOW SPLIT-PEA SOUP

 

8 cups vegetable stock (homemade if you have it)

1 cup carrots, grated (a couple of carrots, depending on size)

2 large ribs of celery, very finely diced

1/2 brown cooking onion, very finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups yellow split peas

3 bay leaves

7-10 whole cloves

a few grinds black pepper

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced (or use a tsp dried)

1/2 - 1 tsp crushed chiles

1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke

Salt to taste

Garnish: minced parsley

 

Put all ingredients in your soup pot, bring to a boil, cover and reduce to a

simmer for 50 -

60 minutes or until the lentils are cooked. Check from time to time to stir and

make sure

the soup doesnÕt stick on the bottom of the pan. Add more liquid if needed.

 

When soup seems done to your satisfaction, taste for seasoning. Remove bay

leaves before

serving, Garnish with parsley.

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OOH YUMMMM... I grew up on Habitant Pea Soup. Now I know it's not vegetarian

but it brings back fond memories.

 

Pat <drpatsant wrote: Split-Pea Soup is a very Canadian

thing, and depending on where one's ancestor's come from, it is made a little

differently. This vegan version owes little to my ancestry and a lot to our

particular tastes and imagination. You can see it on my food blog:

http://beanvegan.blogspot.com

 

 

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> OOH YUMMMM... I grew up on Habitant Pea Soup. Now I know it's not vegetarian

but it

brings back fond memories.

 

LOL Yes. So many of us did! The Liquid Smoke brings back the same memories when

I add

it to this soup. Or some people like to add some chopped Yves (or whatever other

brand is

out there) faux Canadian 'bacon'. I never liked the 'bits' in the soup, so this

one suits well

after all these years.

 

Love, Pat