Split Pea Soup with Bacon
220 calories per serving
6 servings
Soup
Pork
Ingredients:
5 oz Lean Bacon (125g), cut into small pieces
1 tsp Olive Oil
1/3 cup Onion, chopped
1/3 cup Carrot, chopped
1/3 cup Green Pepper, chopped
1 Garlic clove, sliced
1 tsp Thyme, dried
2 Bay leaves
1 cup Split Peas (200g)
4 cups Chicken Broth
1/4 tsp Salt
Instructions:
**Soup can be made vegan by substituting vegetable stock and omitting the bacon**
In large saucepan add olive oil and bacon. Turn on heat to medium-low. **By turning on heat after bacon is in the pot, it allows the fat to render slowly as the pan comes up to temperature.**
Cook bacon about 10 minutes until most of the fat is rendered but it is still soft.
Increase heat to medium-high and add onion, carrot, green pepper, garlic, salt and thyme. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup broth and scrape browned bits from the bottom of the pan to incorporate.
Add remaining broth, peas and bay leaves.
Cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
Substitutions:
Chicken broth: vegetable broth
Bacon: canadian bacon or ham.
Dried thyme: 1 tbsp Fresh thyme