Soupe Aux Pois Beauceons (Pea Soup, Beauce Style)

Title: Soupe Aux Pois Beauceons (Pea Soup, Beauce Style)

Categories: Soups/stews, Ethnic, Pork/ham

Yield: 8 servings

2 c Dried white pea beans

1/2 lb Salt pork

2 tb Butter

1 Garlic clove

1/2 c Onion, chopped

8 c Cold water

1/4 c Leek, chopped, white part

2 tb Salted herbs, rinsed in

cold -only -water

1/4 c Smoked ham, plus ham bone Servings:

Soak peas for at least 8 hours or overnight in water to cover; drain. Heat

butter in a large, heavy pot and saute onion and leek until tender. Add

peas, ham, salt pork (in one piece), garlic, water and salted herbs. Bring

2 to

hours or until peas are tender. Stir occasionally during cooking, adding

more water if necessary. Remove salt pork, cut in small pieces, then

return to soup. May be frozen.

Source: A Taste of Quebec by Julian Armstrong Posted by

: Linda Davis --