Split Pea Soup

By prairiemama

I added potatoes to this for a complete and hearty meal or skip the potatoes and serve with fresh homemade bread and a salad

Photo:carriessweetlife.com

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 1 pound split green peas
• 4 cups ham
• 1 medium onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup carrots
• 1 cup celery
• 1 cup potatoes

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat water and peas to boiling in Dutch oven; boil
2 minutes
2. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour
3. Dice potatoes and carrots, dice onion and ham
4. Stir onion, salt and pepper into peas.
5. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
6. Cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 1 hour
skim fat if necessary
7. Stir in ham, carrots celery and potatoes into soup
8. Heat to boiling; reduce heat
9 Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about
45 minutes