Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Categories soups and stews, side dish
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place peas in a bowl and cover with water to a depth of 2 inches above the peas. Set aside to steep six hours or overnight. Drain peas and place in a soup kettle.
- Add bacon, carrots, onions and turnips and stir to mix well. Cover with water to a depth of 1 inch above the mixture. Add sage.
- Place over medium-low heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat until soup is barely simmering, cover and simmer 2 to 3 hours or until peas lose their shape and start to become creamy. Add a little boiling water from time to time if necessary. You should have a thick soup, but not what we think of today as porridge.
- When soup is done, remove bacon chunks. Saute bacon in butter until brown on all sides.
- Add salt and pepper. Soup may be put through a sieve and cream may be added if desired to make it a bit richer.
- Serve garnished with the fried bacon chunks, sippets (triangles of thin crustless bread lightly fried in butter or bacon fat) and a little minced mint.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 131, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 254 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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