Peas boiled without salt until almost cooked, to separate the half. Half of the peas to be diluted with water or broth, add potatoes cut into cubes and boil until cooked potatoes, then mash with a potato masher and season with salt. Keep on low heat, not to cool down, but almost not boil. Bacon finely cut and heated with cracklings remove and set aside - they will need it.

Onions cut into small cubes and fry in melted fat, postpone 1 /2 of onion towards skvarka, the rest add the carrots cut into small cubes, cut small cubes ham and tomato paste, sauté all together for 2 -3 min.

Form small dumplings, which immediately drop into boiling soup. Pending the pea mash into a puree, mix with a pending onion, bacon, add egg, flour, a little salt, a little finely chopped hot pepper and knead a soft dough, a little more abruptly than for pancakes.

Season the soup vegetables with onion, bacon and ham, add spices (Bay leaf, thyme, rosemary and finely cut or ground hot red pepper), if necessary, salt.

Cook at a moderate boil until all dumplings float (5 -7 min ).

When serving, be sure to sprinkle the soup with finely sliced or green onions (I put the onions, because green was not available).

Bon appetit!