SPLIT PEA SOUP (Dottie)

By curly

Ingredients

• 2 cups split peas
• 2 quarts liquid, at least 3/4 of it chicken broth
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 Tbsp dried thyme
• 1 Tbsp dried marjoram
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 ham steak, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all ingredients. Be sure thyme and marjoram are powdered. Cover and cook slowly for about 1 hour or even longer. The mixture must cook until the peas are very soft.

Place a little more than half in a blender and liquefy. Return remaining soup in pan and heat through.