pea soup with bacon

How To Make pea soup with bacon

• Step 1
  Heat a cast-iron fry pan over medium-high heat. Fry bacon till crisp and drain on toweling. Discard all but 1 Tablespoon of the bacon grease from the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Add the bread crumbs and stir occasionally, until toasted and golden, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Step 2
  In a mini food processor, pulse bacon into fine bits. Stir the bacon, mint, parsley ,salt and pepper into the bread crumbs. Set aside.
• Step 3
  In a 5 1/2 quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the shallots and sauté until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in the peas, broth, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the peas are tender , about 20 minutes. Stir in the cream. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth.(or- Alternatively working in batches, puree the soup in a food processor until smooth). Season with salt and pepper.
• Step 4
  Ladle the soup into heatproof glasses and garnish with the bacon bread crumbs. Serve immediately. If desired, while soup is cooking ;fry extra pieces of bacon crispy and use as garnish in each glass.
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