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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Split Pea Chowder Recipe by Ruth Paget

Split Pea Chowder Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Makes 2 quarts 

Ingredients: 

-2 slices bacon 

-4 medium peeled and chopped onions 

-2 sticks chopped celery 

-1½ quarts water 

-1/2 pound dried split peas 

-1/2 teaspoon peppercorns 

-2 whole cloves 

-1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 

-1/2 teaspoon oregano 

-2 teaspoons salt 

Steps: 

1-Chop bacon in small pieces and fry in a large soup pot until almost crisp. 

2-Add onions and celery to the pot and cook them for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are limp. 

3-Add dried split peas, water, peppercorns, cloves, dry mustard, oregano, and salt. 

4-Bring soup to a boil. Then, reduce the heat, cover the pot, and cook slowly for about two hours. 

Stir the soup occasionally and add more water if the chowder becomes too thick. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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