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Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi

Name: Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Latvia
Ingredients: 250g (dried) Chickpeas; 150g Bacon; 1 Onion; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; To taste Plain yogurt

Main Dish

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Gray peas tossed with fried bacon and onion — Latvia's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi (gray peas with bacon) is Latvia's signature dish: dried gray peas are boiled and tossed with crisp fried bacon and onion along with their fat. It's said that eating it at Christmas means you won't shed tears in the coming year, and it's served with kefir or buttermilk.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Latvian farmhouse Christmas table, bowls of brown peas and bacon sit with glasses of cold kefir.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chickpeas 250g (dried)
Bacon 150g
Onion 1
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Plain yogurt To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the peas overnight, change the water, and boil for 1 hour until soft.
Dice the bacon and fry in a frying pan until crisp.
Add the chopped onion and fry until golden.
Add the drained peas, toss with the fat, and season with salt and pepper.
Serve with yogurt.

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