Yellow Peas Soup
[Soupe aux pois jaune]

Yellow Peas Soup is a hearty meal from Quebec that features simmering vegetables and salty pork, perfect for sharing among family and friends.

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Yellow Peas Soup [Soupe aux pois jaune]

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Yellow Peas Soup is a hearty meal from Quebec that features simmering vegetables and salty pork, perfect for sharing among family and friends.
Recipe dedicated to:My cooking learning journey
5 from 2 votes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Quebecois
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 3 hours
Soak: 8 hours
Total: 11 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

The Vegetables

  • 450 g whole yellow peas
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 yellow onions diced
  • 2 celery diced

The Soup

8 servings

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Instructions
 

The Preparation

  1. The day before preparing the soup, place the 450 g whole yellow peas in a large bowl and cover them with cold water. Allow them to soak for 8 to 12 hours. When you are ready to cook, drain the soaked 450 g whole yellow peas and discard the soaking water. Rinse the peas under cold water and drain again.
  2. Clean and dice 2 carrots, 2 yellow onions and 2 celery.
  3. Dice 200 g salt pork. Remove the skin. Replace with spicy tofu or omit for a vegetarian option.
  4. Clean and chop 15 g fresh savory.

The Cooking

  1. In a large pot, melt the 30 g unsalted butter over medium heat. Add the diced 2 carrots, 2 yellow onions, 2 celery, and 200 g salt pork. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften.
    Yellow Peas Soup [Soupe aux pois jaune] Denis Elas
  2. Add the chopped 15 g fresh savory and 1 bay leaf, the soaked 450 g whole yellow peas, and 3 L water to the pot. Season with 1 Tbsp. salt and ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper to taste.
    Yellow Peas Soup [Soupe aux pois jaune] Denis Elas
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer on low heat for 3 hours, until the peas are tender.
    Yellow Peas Soup [Soupe aux pois jaune] Denis Elas

The Serving

  1. Serve the Yellow Peas Soup [Soupe aux pois jaune] while hot.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 306 kcal (15%) | Carbohydrates: 13 g (4%) | Protein: 5 g (10%) | Fat: 26 g (40%) | Sodium: 1068 mg (46%) | Fiber: 5 g (21%) | Sugar: 5 g (6%)

Elasdenis.com is written and produced for informational purposes only. While I do my best to provide nutritional information as a general guideline to our readers, I am not a certified nutritionists, and the values provided should be considered estimates. Factors such as brands purchased, natural variations in fresh ingredients, etc. will change the nutritional information in any recipe. Various online calculators also provide different results, depending on their sources. To obtain accurate nutritional information for a recipe, use your preferred nutrition calculator to determine nutritional information with the actual ingredients and quantities used.

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