Pea and Bacon Soup

Ingredients

2tbsp olive oil
2bay leaves
4thick slices bacon, coarsely chopped
1small onion, coarsely chopped
2 potatoes, diced,
4 cups of water
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3 cups of shelled peas
1/4 cup of plain yogurt

I find that leaving the potatos skins on the potato adds a lot of flavor to the soup.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
And the bay leaves, bacon, and onion, and stir well.
Cover the pan and cook fairly gently for 10 minutes,
Stir occasionally, until the bacon is just cooked and the onion is slightly softene.

Stir in the potatos, then pour in the water.
Season generously and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer gently for 30 minutes.

Stir in the peas and bring the soup to a boil again.
Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes

Put the soup in a blender and blend until smoooth.
Reheat the soup to boiling.
Be generous with pepper
Remove from heat and add the yogurt, and mix throughly.
Serve.

Serves 4-6