Swedish Green Split Peas With Bacon Recipe

"This is from "The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas". I made the entire "Swedish Winter Feast" for a past Christmas and it was wonderful! I'll post the other recipes next. The whole meal is: Swedish Corned Pork Roast, Swedish Sauerkraut, Swedish Green Split Peas with Bacon, Mashed Rutabaga, Turnip, and Potato & Sweet and Hot Mustard, served with Rye Bread. I expected not to like anything and ended up LOVING everything!"

Original is 8-12 servings

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Ingredients

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8 ounces bacon, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and sliced
16 ounces split peas, washed and soaked in 6 cups water for 6 hours to overnight

Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 cube)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (120.5 g)
Calories 124.1
Total Fat - 11 g
Saturated Fat - 2.8 g
Cholesterol - 14.7 mg
Sodium - 415.8 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 1.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 1.1 g
Protein - 4.7 g
Calcium - 6.8 mg
Iron - 0.3 mg
Vitamin C - 6.7 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Brown the bacon in a frying pan. Remove the bacon and set aside. Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Add onion and saute until tender.

Step 2

Drain soaked peas and place in a 4 to 6 quart pot along with reserved bacon and sauteed onions. Add enough water to just cover the peas.

Step 3

Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, about 1 1/2 hours, or until the water is absorbed and the peas are thick. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking and add more water if necessary.