Aussie Pea Soup - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1/2 lb yellow split peas
1 large onion
1 small carrot
4 stalks celery
3 -4 slices smoked bacon or 3 -4 ham bones
4 pints water
oil (for frying)
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
salt and pepper
Preparation
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Soak your peas overnight.
Prepare your vegetables,cut them up finely.
Warm an appropriate size stockpot.add two tablespoons vegetable oil.
Add the strained peas and vegetables and fry for 5 minutes.
Add the bones and water,bring to boil,cover tightly.
Reduce heat and simmer for three hours until peas are very tender.
Remove the bones and pass the whole soup through a blender.
Return to the pot,add sugar, mint, salt and pepper to taste.
Mix the flour in a little cold water to thicken.
Serve with a crusty french stick or similar.
Note~If there is meat on the bones,it can be picked off and added to the soup AFTER blending.
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