Popeye's swee'pea soup

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
10 cups Water
3¼ (1 1/2 lb) dried green split peas
1 large Red onion, diced
½ pounds Diced yam, unpeeled
3 larges Stalks chopped celery, include finely chopped leaves
1 pounds Finely chopped fresh spinach
1 large Cloves garlic, pressed or minced
2 teaspoons Crumbled basil leaf
2 cups Shelled fresh peas or 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen peas, rinsed under hot water to thaw
3 tablespoons Tamari
3 tablespoons Light molasses, to taste (not blackstrap)
2 teaspoons SPIKE to taste

Directions

In 6 or 8 qt. pot bring water, split peas, onion, yam, and celery to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered about 30 min. Add spinach, garlic and basil. Bring to boil again. Reduce heat and simmer 25-35 min.

Note: I'm not sure where this recipe came from, but the original called for 3 Tbs. olive oil to be added to the water in the very beginning. The actual name is POPEYE'S SWEE'PEA WITH OLIVE OYL ...and it is said to contain all of Popeye's favorite - sweet peas, yams ( " I yam what I yam"), olive oil and of course spinach.

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