French Canadian Pea Soup

What has been handed down from the first settlers of a land called New France, traditional soupe aux pois and the commercially popular Habitant Pea Soup, is today considered comfort food in most of Canada.

This hearty soup dates back to a time when French Canadian settlers made do with basic supplies brought in by ship from Europe such as salted pork and dried peas. Today, most cooks see it as a way to get the best out of a ham bone the day after a big feast.

French Canadian Pea Soup

Kevin Lamoureux

Yellow peas simmer until thickened in a broth made with ham bone, onions, celery and carrots.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Course Soup

Cuisine Canadian

Servings 10

Calories 178 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 ham bone
• 1 cup chopped ham
• 1 large onion chopped
• 2 carrots diced
• 2 ribs of celery diced
• 3 cups split yellow peas
• 2 bay leaves
• 16 cups water (1 gallon)
• ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tsp sea salt

Instructions

 

• Rinse and drain the peas.
• Put all ingredients in a large soup pot with a lid.
• Bring to a boil, remove any scum, then allow to simmer with the lid ajar for about 3 hours.
• Remove ham bone and scrape off the meat.
• Chop up the remaining meat and return to the soup

Keyword pea, soup, split pea, yellow pea

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