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(Traditional Dutch Split Pea Soup)
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (10.5 oz) dried green split peas (300 g)
- 3 1/2 oz streaky bacon (100 g), preferably Dutch ‘speklap’ but regular will do
- 1 pork chop (5-6 oz/150 g)
- 1 stock cube (you could use vegetable/pork/chicken)
- 2 celery sticks
- 2-3 carrots, sliced (1/2 cup/3 1/2 oz/100 g)
- 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small leek, sliced (1/2 cup/3 1/2 oz/100 g)
- 1/4 celeriac, cubed (1/2 cup/3 /12 oz/100 g)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
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- To serve:
- Handful of chopped celery leaf (or the leaves in the center of a regular bunch of celery)
- ‘Rookworst’ (a Dutch smoked sausage) or smoked frankfurter/wiener sausages if you can’t find ‘rookworst’.
Preparation:
Bring 3 3/4 pints water (1.75 l) to the boil in a large soup pot, along with the split peas, stock cube, pork chop and bacon. Skim off any froth forming on top. Put the lid on the pot and leave to boil softly for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally (it may catch if you don’t).Take the pork chop out with a pair of tongs, debone and thinly slice the meat. Set aside. Add the vegetables to the boiling broth and leave to cook for another 30 minutes (adding the smoked sausage for the last 15 minutes). When the vegetables are tender, remove the bacon and smoked sausage with the tongs, slice thinly and set aside.
Meanwhile, puree the soup with a stick blender. Season to taste. Add the meat back to the soup, setting some slices of ‘rookworst’ aside. Serve split pea soup in bowls or soup plates, garnished with slices of smoked sausage and chopped celery leaf.
source: http://dutchfood.about.com
















