Pea soup

Pea soup

Ingredients/Components

• water - 1 item
• allspice - 1/2 tsp
• chopped carrots - 2 item
• salt and pepper - 1 item
• onion, chopped - 1 item
• parsley - 1 Tbsp
• peppercorns - 1 tsp
• cloves garlic, crushed - 2 item
• stalks celery, chopped - 2 item
• bay leaves - 2 item
• thyme - 1/2 tsp
• dried peas - 1 lb
• large ham hock - 1 item

How to make pea soup:

Soak peas overnight covered by one-inch of water. Combine peas, soaking water and all other ingredients in a 14-inch Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Remove ham hock, cut off meat, dice and then return meat to soup. Remove peppercorns and bay leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe categories: Weeknight, Vegetables, Soups & stews.