Pea Soup

Cut the pork into several big pieces, put in the pan and pour in water. Let it boil for 1 hour. If you don’t like rich broth, you can drain the water after it boils for 1/2 hour and pour in new water and leave it to boil again for the remaining 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare all other ingredients: Wash the peas, dice the onion, potatoes, and pepper, and grate the carrot. As soon as the hour goes by, put the peas into the meat broth and cook for 30 minutes. Then add potatoes and carrot. After 10 minutes, add pepper, onion and tomato paste and cook it all together for 20 minutes more. Season with dill and basil, add salt and bay leaf, and boil for 5 minutes.

Now turn off the heat and leave the soup covered for some time while you set the table.

Note: If you prefer pea soup without meat, simply omit the first step of boiling the pork. Begin by boiling the peas for 30 minutes and proceed according to the directions.