Here is the recipe of cooking of the most tasty pea soup with bacon. Lightly smoked bacon adds a delicate flavor to soup and soft boiled pea – a special velvety texture. Crispy croutons will complement a dish and give a particular charm to it. Pea soup is cooked with less efforts and the result as a rule beyond all expectations. br br ✅ Ingredients:br • split peas – 17 oz 500 g br • bulb onion – 9 oz 250 g br • carrot – 9 oz 250 g br • smoked bacon – 7 oz 200 g br • garlic – 3 cloves br • water – 8 cup 2 l br • salt – 1 tbsp br • ground black pepper – ½ tsp br • 1 bay leaf br br ✅ You will need:br • stockpot with a lid br • pan with a lid br • carving board br • bowl br br Preparation: br 1. Wash the pea under cold water, lay into a stockpot and pour with 2 l of water. Bring to a boil and cover with a lid, reduce the heat and boil over low heat for 1 h 20 m. br 2. Fry the bacon over low heat for 4 minutes in a pan. br 3. Take out the bacon into a bowl, lay the chopped up onion in the pan, fry for 2 minutes over medium heat then add the garlic and fry for another minute. br 4. Add the grated carrot and braise with a lid covered for 10 minutes over low heat. br 5. Add the fried vegetables, bacon, salt, pepper and a bay leaf into the stockpot, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes over low heat. Serve the pea soup sprinkled with croutons and green onion.