Pea Soup - Belgium

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 leek
• 3-4 carrots
• 2-3 onions
• 2,5 L water
• 4 cubes of beef stock
• 200 gr green split peas
• 400 gr petit pois or green garden peas
• salt

METHOD:

1. Put 2,5 L of water in a stock pot with the beef stock cubes and bring to the boil
2. Slice the onions and add.
3. Chop the leek and add
4. Add the split peas
5. Chop the carrots and add
6. Add the petit pois including half the water from the can.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Let the soup simmer on medium low heat for about 4 hrs. Stir occasionally to prevent burning of the vegetables at the bottom.
9. When done, the soup should be thick.