Recipe#5881

Title: SOUPE AUX POIS BEAUCEONS (PEA SOUP, BEAUCE ST

  Source: A Taste of Quebec by Julian Armstrong Posted by
  : Linda Davis

      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      2 c  Dried white pea beans
      2 tb Butter
    1/2 c  Onion, chopped
    1/4 c  Leek, chopped, white part
           -only
    1/4 c  Smoked ham, plus ham bone
    1/2 lb Salt pork
      1    Garlic clove
      8 c  Cold water
      2 tb Salted herbs, rinsed in cold
           -water
 
  Servings: 8
  
  Soak peas for at least 8 hours or overnight in water
  to cover; drain. Heat butter in a large, heavy pot and
  saute onion and leek until tender. Add peas, ham, salt
  pork (in one piece), garlic, water and salted herbs.
  Bring quickly to a boil, lower heat, partly cover, and
  cook gently for 2 to 3 hours or until peas are tender.
  Stir occasionally during cooking, adding more water if
  necessary.  Remove salt pork, cut in small pieces,
  then return to soup. May be frozen.