The London Particular - Green Split Pea Soup

Name: The London Particular - Green Split Pea Soup
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3½ pints (2 litres) stock from Boiled Smoked Bacon (click on link below for recipe) with added water if needed; 12 oz (350 g) green or yellow split peas (no need to soak); 3 oz (75 g) butter; 6 oz (175 g) smoked streaky bacon, rinded and diced; 1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced; salt and freshly milled black pepper; 2 oz (50 g) crustless white bread cut into 1/3 inch (8 mm) cubes

Instructions

Cook:50min

This soup, made with the bacon stock from Boiled Smoked Bacon, is so named because of the thick, dense 'peasouper' London fogs that were so prevalent during the first half of the last century. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to chop onions in our video, press the recipe image to play.

Updated at: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:06:06 GMT