Description
Split Pea, Lentil and Barley Soup is a soup dish made with peas, lentils, carrots and barley in a chicken stock base flavoured with fried bacon
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup bacon scraps, chopped
- 150 g dried split peas, rinsed
- 100 g dried lentils, rinsed
- 1/2 cup pearl barley
- 1/2 cup carrots, finely diced
- 1/2 stalk celery, finely diced
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 large onion, minced
- salt
- oil
Instructions
- In a pot add a small amount of oil then brown bacon scraps.
- Add and sauté the onions, celery, carrots and garlic.
- Pour the chicken stock and add split peas, lentils, barley, thyme, sage, cumin and salt. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour and 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Add water if needed.
- Stir in the evaporated milk then season with salt then serve.