Jim's yellow split pea soup
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Split Peas |
| 1 | Ham bone or 2 pork hocks | |
| 1 | Large Onion, chopped | |
| 1 | Large Carrot, diced | |
| 2 | Celery Stalks w/ leaves | |
| 1 | clove | Garlic, minced |
| 1 | Bay leaf | |
| 1 | Chile pepper, crushed | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Thyme |
| 2 | tablespoons | Flour, opt'l |
| Salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste | ||
Directions
Simmer the peas with the ham bone 2½ hrs. Add the other ingredients and simmer ½ hr more. Remove the bone and cut off the meat. Return the meat to the pot. Scoop out a ½ cup of the pea mixture, puree and return to the pot OR make a slurry or water and 2 Tablespoons flour and add; cook until soup thickens. Adjust the seasonings and serve.
Variations:
Use a chicken or turkey carcass and chopped bacon.
Add chopped cooked sausage at the end of the cooking process.
Add a small amount of turnip.
Add oregano, marjoram or sage.
Add a tablespoon of tomato paste.
Submitted By JIM WELLER On 05-04-95