Green Pea Soup Without Meat

Ingredients

• Two pints of green peas or dried peas
• Three to four onions
• Two heads of celery
• One carrot
• One Turnip

Directions

1. Add two pints of green peas or dried peas to two quarts of water
2. Boil peas and water until the peas are soft
3. Once the peas are soft, add sliced onions, celery, carrot, and turnip to the water
4. Season the water and vegetables to taste
5. Add two tablespoons of butter
6. Let the soup boil for two hours
7. If the soup becomes too thick, add one pint of boiling water
8. Enjoy!

Source — La Cuisine Creole

Prepared by Katherine McCorkle

Louisiana Anthology 

September 29, 2022