Ukrainian Pea Soup Horokhivka

Total Time: 11 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 11 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups split peas
• 2 quarts water
• 1/8 lb salt lamb or 1/8 lb ham fat
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 garlic clove, mashed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon bacon fat or 1 tablespoon other fat
• 1 teaspoon grated onion
• salt and pepper
• 1 dill pickle, diced

Recipe

• 1 pick over the peas, wash, cover with cold water, and soak overnight.
• 2 simmer the peas along with the salt lamb, vegetables, and salt until tender, using the same water in which the peas were soaked. add the garlic and press these ingredients through a sieve.
• 3 if the soup is thick, add some boiling water to get the desired consistency.
• 4 brown the flour very lightly in the fat; add the grated onion and cook for a few minutes. pour some soup liquid into it, stir until smooth and add to the soup. bring to a boil. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 place a tablespoon of the finely diced dill pickle into each serving of soup. serve with croutons.