Sig's German Pea Soup

Name: Sig's German Pea Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 small smoked bacon chops; 2 best kielbasa sausages (they are the closest I can get to what I want); 1/2 small rack of ribs, meaty and fat (or a very small leg of pork bone in); 3 springonions; 1 large shallot; 1 small leek; 2 garlic cloves; 1-2 vegetable stock cube; 500 ml water; 4 cans marrow fat peas, or dried, overnight soaked marrow fat peas.In total about 750 grams soaked weight; 500 grams salad potatoes, ready cooked and cut into quarters or chunks; 4 Hot dog sausages; 2 slices bread for croutons; 2 tbsp rapeseed oil for toasting croutons; 1/2 tsp chervil for sprinkling over croutons; 4-5 drops Maggi liquid seasoning

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

This is a soup Tony had taken a real liking too when he was stationed in Germany. I used to cook it once a year for him, he recently asked if I would make it for him and some friends for a sports evening. . In Germany we do not tend to flavour our soup with mint. It is best served with a homemade bread that is generously spread with butter and a ice cold pilsner

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

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Ingredients

4 servings

2small smoked bacon chops
2best kielbasa sausages (they are the closest I can get to what I want)
1/2small rack of ribs, meaty and fat (or a very small leg of pork bone in)
3springonions
1large shallot
1small leek
2garlic cloves
1-2vegetable stock cube
500 mlwater
4 cansmarrow fat peas, or dried, overnight soaked marrow fat peas.In total about 750 grams soaked weight
500 gramssalad potatoes, ready cooked and cut into quarters or chunks
4Hot dog sausages
2 slicesbread for croutons
2 tbsprapeseed oil for toasting croutons
1/2 tspchervil for sprinkling over croutons
4-5 dropsMaggi liquid seasoning

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Steps

1

First chop the bacon chops into small cubes or by ready chopped ones. Chop the spring onions, the shallots, the leek and the garlic into small cubes also. Put all into a small frying pan and cook until the bacon is browned of,but the onions not burned.
2

First brown your meat off (add extra if you feel that there is not enough meat) in a pan then in a pot with the water put the meat and kielbasa sausage, bring to boil then add all the fried ingredients and a stock cube or two depending on liking,
3

Boil until the meat is well cooked. Remove about half of the bacon chop, onions and other bits (set aside)and the meat and kielbasa.Take the meat of the bone, and chop the kielbasa sausage, put them back in the pot
4

Now add the drained and rinsed peas and puree everything until you get a semi smooth soup, keep this to simmer on a low heat for about 15 minutes, make sure that I'd does not set to the bottom of the pan, if you need to add a little more water do so.
5

Add your chopped potatoes and the set aside bacon, onion and bigger bits and heat the through.
6

In the meantime make your croutons, add a little oil into a hot pan ad your cubed bread sprinkle with seasoning if you like and or herbs, they should be nice and crispy but not burned
7

About ten minutes before serving add your hot dogs
8

Season with the maggi liquid seasoning then sprinkle the croutons over the cooked soup