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

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