Yellow Pea and Bacon Soup
🕒 Total Time: 9 hours 5 minutes
🥄 Prep Time: 20 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
📝 Description:
Indulge in the simplicity of this savory Yellow Pea and Bacon Soup, a recipe crafted by the renowned cookbook author Rozanne Gold. With just a few ingredients, this dish embodies perfection in its ease and flavor. The cook time accounts for the overnight soaking of dried peas, ensuring they’re tender and ready to meld with the other ingredients into a hearty and comforting soup.
🍲 Recipe Category: Pork
🔑 Keywords: Vegetable, Meat, Low Cholesterol, Healthy, Winter, Savory, Weeknight, Beginner Cook, Stove Top, Easy, Inexpensive
🛒 Ingredients:
- 8 onions
- 2 slices of bacon
- 4 cups water
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup fresh sage leaves
🔢 Nutritional Information (Per Serving):
- Calories: 269.4
- Fat Content: 9.7g
- Saturated Fat Content: 3.1g
- Cholesterol Content: 13.7mg
- Sodium Content: 437.3mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 31.8g
- Fiber Content: 13g
- Sugar Content: 4.6g
- Protein Content: 14.8g
🥣 Recipe Yield:
4 1/2 cups of soup
📝 Instructions:
| Step | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | Soak the peas overnight in water, ensuring they are covered by 2 inches. |
| 2 | On the following day, begin by frying the bacon in a soup pot until the fat begins to melt, which should take approximately 1-2 minutes. |
| 3 | Add the onions to the pot and sauté over medium heat until they are lightly browned, approximately 10 minutes. |
| 4 | Once the onions are ready, add the drained peas and water to the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat, and allow it to simmer. Stir the mixture frequently during this 45-minute simmering period. |
| 5 | After simmering, transfer 1 cup of the soup to a blender and puree it until smooth. Return the puree to the soup pot. |
| 6 | Add the salt to the pot and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. If the soup is too thick for your liking, feel free to add more water until it reaches your desired consistency. |
| 7 | Serve the soup hot, garnished with finely snipped sage leaves for a delightful finishing touch. |
Indulge in the wholesome goodness of this Yellow Pea and Bacon Soup, perfect for warming you up on chilly winter evenings or as a quick and satisfying meal any night of the week.
