Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Dried white pea beans 1/2 lb Salt pork
2 tb Butter 1 Garlic clove
1/2 c Onion, chopped 8 c Cold water
1/4 c Leek, chopped, white part 2 tb Salted herbs, rinsed in cold
-only -water
1/4 c Smoked ham, plus ham bone

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.

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

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