Yellow Pea Soup - Stove Top

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   Soak the peas overnight.

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   Follow the directions on the packet, but if there aren't any I tend to put them in a 2.5 litre bowl filled with water.

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   Finely chop the carrots and onion.

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   Bring all the ingredients to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about an hour.

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   On the stove top this can be a bit tricky, as you want it hot enough that the peas break down, but you don't want it to go dry and start burning to the bottom.

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   If there are some peas that haven't broken down it's not a huge problem, the texture just isn't as nice.

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   You can whisk it to help things along.

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   The soup often tastes better if left to cool for an hour, and then re-heated.

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   (But I can never wait and dig right in!

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    ).

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    After the remaining soup has cooled it can be split into 1 pint portions and frozen in ziplock bags.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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