Yellow Pea Soup Recipe 💛

smoked ham hock

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth + liquid smoke

Chicken breast reduces fat while still providing protein.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with herbs

Homemade stock enhances flavor without added cost.

Soak 2 cups of yellow peas overnight with 1 tablespoon of baking soda, covered in water.

Dice 2-3 stalks of celery and an onion, and cut up some carrots.

Render the salted pork lard on low heat to release some fat, then increase the heat.

Strain the soaked yellow peas and set them aside.

Add a little olive oil to the rendered lard in the pot.

Add the diced carrots, onions, and celery to the pot and let them cook off a bit.

Add the yellow peas to the pot along with 4 liters of chicken stock.

Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and then reduce to a strong simmer.

Let the soup simmer for almost an hour to achieve the desired texture.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning with black pepper as needed.

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