Curried Cream Of Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. frozen peas
1 medium onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk and leaves, chopped
1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp. curry powder or to taste
fresh ground pepper
6 slices bacon, crispy fried
2 c. chicken stock
1 c. half and half

Preparation

Fry bacon crisp.
Remove and drain.
Cook all vegetables and garlic except peas in bacon fat until soft.
Add curry and pepper, then 1/2 the chicken stock and peas.
Simmer for 15 minutes. Puree in batches; return to pot.
Whisk in remaining stock and half and half.
Simmer on low until hot.
Ladle into bowls.
Top with crumbled bacon.