Split Pea Soup

By LEP04

Ingredients

• 1 pound dry green split peas
• 2 quarts water
• 1 meaty ham bone
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• dash pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from southernfood.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions for split pea soup

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, cover dried peas with 2 quarts of water. Bring split peas to a boil; boil gently for 2 minutes. Set aside to soak for 1 hour.
Add ham bone, chopped onion, garlic powder, marjoram, thyme, and pepper. Bring split pea soup to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove meat from bone; dice and return to pea soup with chopped celery and carrot. Simmer split pea soup slowly for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste split pea soup and add salt.
Split pea soup serves 8.