YELLOW SPLIT PEA AND FRANKFURTER SOUP

Yellow Split Pea And Frankfurter Soup image

Provided by Nigella Lawson

Categories lunch, one pot, soups and stews, main course

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 onion, peeled and cut into chunks
1 carrot, peeled and cut into chunks
1 stalk celery, cut into chunks
1 clove garlic, peeled
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
2 1/4 cups (1 pound) yellow split peas, rinsed
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock (may be made from concentrate), more as needed
2 bay leaves
Approximately 8 frankfurters, cut into 1-inch pieces

Steps:

In a food processor, combine onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Process until finely chopped.
Place a heavy, wide saucepan over medium heat, and add oil. When hot, add chopped vegetables, and sauté until soft but not colored, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in mace. Add split peas, and stir to mix well.
Add 4 cups stock and the bay leaves, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until peas are very soft, about 1 hour. Stir soup with a wooden spoon. If desired, adjust thickness of soup with additional stock.
Add frankfurter pieces to soup, and simmer until well heated. Ladle into bowls and serve. (Alternatively, soup may be ladled into bowls and frankfurter pieces heated in a microwave oven, and added to each bowl as desired.)

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 430, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 15 grams, Protein 22 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 559 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams