Pea Soup (Québécois Style)

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A bowl of Quebecois-style pea soup. The soup base is purred yellow split-peas and garden vegetables. Shredded ham-hock is mixed in. The soup is garnished with parsley and black pepper. ? Photo by Cnrowley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

__notoc__ This soup recipe attempts to capture the key elements of traditional Québécois pea soup, which is an historic part of the Cuisine of Quebec. Although pea soup is present in many European cuisines, Québécois pea soup has several distinctions: the base employs a simple mirepoix of celery, carrot, and onion, only yellow split peas are used, the soup is seasoned with thyme, and when a meat is added, it is ham. One optional modern adjustment in this recipe is to add two tablespoons of miso, which enhances the umami.

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