Pea And Potato Soup With Fried Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb dry green peas
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 3 1/2 pints water
• 5 large potatoes
• 4-5 onions
• 5-6 leeks
• butter or beef fat
• 1 pig's trotter, cut into 4 pieces
• fried bread, diced

Method

1. 1 Soak peas overnight in water with bicarbonate of soda. Drain and place in pot with 3 1/2 pints water.
2. 2 Add potatoes and cook until peas and potatoes are tender enough to peel easily.
3. 3 Rub the mixture through a sieve to create a smooth base.
4. 4 Fry onions and leeks in butter or beef fat until brown. Add to the sieved peas along with the pig's trotter.
5. 5 Boil for 30 minutes. Remove trotter pieces before serving.
6. 6 Serve with diced fried bread on the side.