Irish Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Dried marrowfat peas. The more you put, the thicker the soup ( soaked in water overnight )
  • 1 cup From packet soup mix ( soaked in water overnight )Soup mix is dried pearl barely, split red lentils, green and yellow split peas
  • 1-2 Leeks ( 1 large or 2 small ) cut in 2 length ways, rinsed and chopped into 1 inch pieces
  • 4-6 Celery sticks halved length ways and chopped into quarter inch pieces( put all the celery leaves in too )
  • 2 Large carrots cut into small squares or halved length ways and chopped.
  • bunch Fresh flat leaf parsely ( roughly chopped )
  • 1-2 Potatoes ( quartered )
  • 2-3 litres Of your favourite vegetable, chicken or beef stock. If not using fresh, I find Boullion very good.
  • 1-2 Bay leaves
  • 3 table- spoons Salt ( sea salt or rock salt best )
  • 2 tea-spoons Pepper ( freshly ground is best )
  • 1 tea-spoon Mild curry powder ( optional ) if liked.

Description

Can Also Be Made With Chicken Or Beef. A Traditional Soup Made By My Parents And Grandparents And A Traditional Winter Soup In Northern Ireland And Especially Popular Served As A Starter To Christmas Dinner. Pure, Simple, Wholesome Comforting And Natural

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