Lentil And Pea Soup Ham Hocks

Description

Try this hearty soup for supper with chunks of rye bread to dunk. All you'll need to finish a comfort food supper is some apples and cheese for dessert.

Ingredients

• Vegetable Oil
• Spanish Onions
• Garlic
• Water
• Dried Brown Lentils
• Dried Split Peas
• Smoked Ham Hocks
• Salt
• Lemon Juice
• Dried Thyme Leaves
• Dried Sage
• Dried Marjoram
• Bay Leaf
• Carrots
• Celery
• Lemon Slice

Instructions

1. In a heavy dutch oven heat oil over medium heat
2. Add onion and garlic and cook about 5 minutes, stirring until soft
3. Add remaining ingredients except carrots, celery and lemon slices
4. Bring to boil
5. Reduce heat to low, cover pot
6. Simmer 1 1 / 4 hours
7. Add carrots and celery
8. Bring back to boil then reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes, uncovered
9. Remove pot from heat
10. Lift out hocks and bay leaf, discard bay leaves
11. Cool hocks enough to handle, remove fat and bones
12. Put meat back in soup
13. Stir and heat gently
14. Float a lemon slice on top of each serving