Zuppa di Piselli Secchi

Pea Soup

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Patience Gray

Published 1986

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Use dried split peas, which don’t need soaking and cook quickly.

Ingredients

  • ½ kg (1 lb 2 oz) split peas
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Method

The pig’s trotter will be improved by pickling in brine beforehand; see my recipe for Lingua salmistrata and Jane Grigson’s Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery.

Immerse the pig’s trotter and the peas in cold water in a pan, bring to the boil and skim. Put in the