Yellow Pea Soup

Prep Time: 1 hour 15 min | Cook Time: 1 hour 45 min | Servings: 6

Yellow Pea Soup

Ingredients

SERVINGS
UNITS
  • Dry yellow peas
    1 1/2 cups whole yellow peas
  • Baking soda
    1 tsp baking soda
  • Bacon
    1/4 lb bacon
  • Carrot
    1 carrot
  • large onion
    1 large onion
  • Chicken broth
    4 cups chicken broth
  • Water
    3 cups water
  • Bay leaf
    2 bay leaves
  • Black pepper
    Pepper to taste

Get Ready!

Dry yellow peas

Dry yellow peas

Baking soda

Baking soda

Bacon

Bacon

Carrot

Carrot

large onion

large onion

Chicken broth

Chicken broth

Water

Water

Bay leaf

Bay leaf

Black pepper

Black pepper

Large pot

Large pot

Small pot

Small pot

Steps

1. Option A: Overnight soak
whole yellow peas
whole yellow peas
1.5 cups
Water
Water
Soak
Soak
small pot
small pot

Cover peas with 2 inches of water.

8-10 hours
1. Option B: Boil and rest 1 hour
whole yellow peas
whole yellow peas
1.5 cups
Water
Water
baking soda
baking soda
1 tsp

Cover peas with 2 inches of water.

Bring to boil
Bring to boil
small pot
small pot

Once boiling, turn off heat and cover. Let it rest for one hour.

2.
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Soaked peas
Soaked peas
Drain and rinse
Drain and rinse
3.
bacon
bacon
0.25 lb
Chop
Chop
finely chopped bacon
finely chopped bacon
Sauté
Sauté
New pot
large pot
large pot
medium-high
2 minutes
4.
carrot
carrot
1
Chop
Chop
diced carrot
diced carrot
onion
onion
1 large
Chop
Chop
finely chopped onion
finely chopped onion
Sauté
Sauté
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large pot
large pot
medium
5 minutes
5.
From step 3
soaked yellow peas
soaked yellow peas
chicken broth
chicken broth
4 cups
water
water
3 cups
bay leaves
bay leaves
2
Black pepper
Black pepper
to taste
Bring to boil
Bring to boil
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large pot
large pot
high
6.
Add cover
Add cover

Cover. Stir occasionally.

Simmer
Simmer
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large pot
large pot
low
1 hour 30 minutes
8.
Rest
Rest
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large pot
large pot
1 hour