Green Pea And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g split peas (soaked overnight)
• 1 1/4 liters chicken stock
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 175 g bacon, rashers diced
• 1 (230 g) can chopped tomatoes
• 1 small onion, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 250 g potatoes, diced

Recipe

• 1 put the split peas in a large saucepan and cover with the stock.
• 2 add bacon, garlic, tomatoes and onion. season well.
• 3 bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour until peas and bacon are soft.
• 4 add potatoes and cook for another 20 minutess (add more stock if needed or if you like a thinner soup).
• 5 blend in a food processor to your desired smoothness and reheat to serve.