Danish Pea Soup with Pork
Yield
6 servingsPrep
20 minCook
130 minReady
150 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
yellow split peas
washed and drained |
|
| 2 | pounds |
pork
smoked, in one piece |
|
| 3 | medium |
carrots
scraped |
|
| 1 | each |
celery
root, peeled, 1/4 inch |
|
| 4 | medium |
leeks
white parts only, cleaned and washed |
*
|
| 2 | medium |
onions
peeled and halved |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
thyme
dried |
*
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | pound |
sausage
links, cook and drained |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
yellow split peas
washed and drained |
|
| 907.2 | g |
pork
smoked, in one piece |
|
| 3 | medium |
carrots
scraped |
|
| 1 | each |
celery
root, peeled, 1/4 inch |
|
| 4 | medium |
leeks
white parts only, cleaned and washed |
*
|
| 2 | medium |
onions
peeled and halved |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
thyme
dried |
*
|
| 7.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
sausage
links, cook and drained |
|
Directions
Cook and drain sausage links large kettle with 6 cups water.
Cook slowly, covered, 1½ hours, until tender.
Put bacon, carrots, celery root, leeks, onions, thyme, salt, and pepper in another kettle.
Cover with water.
Cook slowly, covered, 40 minutes until vegetables and bacon are tender.
Take out bacon; slice and keep warm.
Remove vegetables and add to cooked split peas with as much as the broth in which the vegetables were cooked as desired to thin the soup.
Reheat, if necessary.
Ladle soup, including vegetables, into wide soup plates and serve sliced bacon and the cooked sausage links separately on a platter.
Serve with dark bread, mustard, and beer.
