Description
Keep this on hand when you go out jogging or exorcising. Makes a great rib-sticking soup. I sometimes vary the meat ingredients- in the pic posted, i used little smokies and a ham hock, same amounts.
Ingredients
- Split Peas
- Water
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Bay Leaf
- Leaf Thyme
- Cloves
- Onion
- Potatoes
- Cooked Ham
- Smoked Sausage
- Leeks
- Celery Ribs
- Fresh Parsley
Instructions
- Wash and sort peas
- Combine peas, water, salt, pepper, bay leaf and thyme in a large pot or dutch oven
- Press cloves into onion, and add to pot
- Bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender, about 1 hour
- Remove the onion and bay leaf
- Puree soup through a coarse sieve or in batches in the blender
- Return mixture to the pot
- Add potatoes, ham, sausage
- Leek and celery
- Simmer uncovered about 25-35 minutes, or until potatoes are tender
- Taste for seasoning and garnish soup with chopped parsley before serving