Split Pea And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 ounces smoked back bacon, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup split peas
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 2 slices firm bread, buttered and crusts removed
• 2 slices streaky bacon
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the butter in a saucepan and cook the back bacon until the fat runs.
• 2 stir in the onion, carrot and celery and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• 3 add the split peas and then the stock. bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, then cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 45-60 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile preheat the oven to 350*. bake the bread for about 20 minutes, until crisp and brown, and then cut into a dice.
• 5 grill the streaky bacon until very crisp, then chop finely.
• 6 when the soup is ready, season to taste and serve hot with the chopped bacon and croutons.