DANISH PEA SOUP WITH PORK

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Make and share this Danish Pea Soup with Pork recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Pork

Time 2h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb yellow split peas, washed (and drained)
2 lbs lean bacon (in one piece) or 2 lbs smoked pork butt (in one piece)
3 medium carrots, scraped
1 celery root, peeled & 1/4-ed
4 medium leeks, white parts (use white parts of leeks only, cleaned and washed)
2 medium onions, peeled & halved
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 lb pork sausage link (cook and drain sausage links)

Steps:

  • large kettle with 6 cups water.
  • Cook slowly, covered, 1 1/2 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.

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