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Newfoundland Pea Soup And Dumplings

Being from the East Coast of Canada, I have been very fortunate in sampling Newfoundland cuisine; from a Jiggs dinner toFlipper pie. Some of the recipe titles may catch you off guard, but wait until you read the ingredients! You may look at this recipe and decide to omit the raisins from the dumplings. Let me assure you, the raisins combined with the saltiness of the pea soup will leave you wondering why you haven’t tried this sooner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Soup

  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
  • 3 stalks celery (diced)
  • 3 medium carrots (peeled and sliced or diced)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups dried green split peas
  • 1 smoked ham bone

Dumplings

  • 2 cups Bisquick
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp margarine
  • ¾ cup water or milk
  • ½ cup raisins

Instructions
 

Soup

  • Melt two tablespoons of butter in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add one medium onion, three stalks of celery, and three medium carrots, and cook until the onions are soft.
  • Add two bay leaves, one tablespoon of thyme, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add two cups of dried green split peas and stir to combine.
  • Pour in six cups of broth and the ham bone and bring to a boil.
  • Turn heat down to low and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Check on the soup. Add a little more broth or water if it seems too thick.
  • The soup will take approximately one and one-half hours to cook, or when the peas have become soft.
  • Transfer the ham onto a cutting board, remove the meat from the bones and stir it back into the soup.
  • Season with salt and pepper as needed.
  • Remove the bay leaves before serving.

Dumplings

  • Cut in two tablespoons of margarine with two cups of Bisquick until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
  • Stir in three-quarters of a cup of milk or water and one-half cup of raisins.
  • Drop the dough into the soup using a tablespoon.
  • Boil uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • Cover and cook for 10 more minutes. Serve.
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