Split pea soup

Split pea soup

Ingredients/Components

• butter or margarine - 2 Tbsp
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• water - 8 c
• chopped celery - 1 c
• large onion, chopped - 1 item
• slices bacon - 2 item
• chicken bouillon granules - 1 tsp
• sliced carrot - 1 c
• light cream half and half - 1/2 c
• dry split peas - 1 lb
• meaty ham bone or 2 ham hocks - 1 item

How to make split pea soup:

Rinse peas; place in pan. Add water, ham bone or hocks, onion, bouillon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring often. Remove ham bone or hocks; remove and chop meat. Discard bones. Return meat to soup. Add carrot and celery. Simmer 30 minutes. Cook bacon until crisp; drain and crumble. Stir bacon, light cream and butter into soup; heat through. Makes 8 servings.

Recipe categories: < 4 hours, Soups & stews, 3 steps or less.