Québécois-Style Pea Soup

This traditional pea soup is the ultimate in Quebec-style comfort food. Look for an unsmoked ham hock in the meat department of your local supermarket. If you can't find one, a smoked ham hock will work – just reduce the salt in the recipe to 1/4 tsp.

1 lb (454 g) unsmoked ham hock

2 tbsp (30 mL) butter

2 carrots, diced

2 ribs celery, diced

1 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1-¾ cups (425 mL) dried yellow split peas

2 bay leaves

1 tsp (5 mL) dried savory or dried thyme

¾ tsp (4 mL) salt

¼ tsp (1 mL) pepper

subheading: Garlic Toasts:

1 demi-baguette, (or half baguette)

2 tbsp (30 mL) butter, softened

1 large clove garlic, halved

¼ tsp (1 mL) coarse sea salt

Directions at canadianliving.com

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