One of our favorite restaurants on the Central Coast is Pea Soup Andersens, which — as you might imagine — is famous for its split pea soup.

This recipe is inspired by the restaurant’s hearty and simple pea soup — which is loaded with healthy peas, carrots, celery and onion. To give it a bit of salty and smoky flavor, diced bacon is added to the soup. You make this a vegetarian split pea soup by omitting the bacon and using vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth.

Serve this comforting pea soup topped with a drizzle of sour cream and dash of white pepper, with a side of pumpernickel bread.

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Split Pea Soup

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One of our favorite restaurants on the Central Coast is Pea Soup Andersens, which — as you might imagine — is famous for its split pea soup.

This recipe is inspired by the restaurant's hearty and simple pea soup — which is loaded with healthy peas, carrots, celery and onion. To give it a bit of salty and smoky flavor, diced bacon is added to the soup. You make this a vegetarian split pea soup by omitting the bacon and using vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth.

Serve this comforting pea soup topped with a drizzle of sour cream and dash of white pepper, with a side of pumpernickel bread.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Servings: 8

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound dried split peas rinsed and sorted
• 1/2 onion diced
• 2 carrots halved and sliced
• 2 celery stalks halved and sliced
• 2 whole cloves garlic skinned and minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup frozen bacon diced small
• 8 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
• White pepper and sour cream for serving

Method

 

1. Place chopped vegetables in bowl and set aside.
2. Place soup pot over high heat.
3. Add bacon to 3 tablespoons olive oil. Saute down.
4. Add vegetables and saute until softened.
5. Stir in the peas for about 1 minute.
6. Add 8 cups chicken broth and drop in bay leaf. Bring to boil, then cover and simmer for one hour.
7. Mash soup and serve topped with a drizzle of sour cream and a dash of white pepper.

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