Categories: not tried

Ingredients

• 12 cups water
• 1 large ham bone
• 2 cups dried split peas
• 2 large carrots, peeled and diced small
• 2 medium onions, chopped small
• 2 large celery ribs, include leaves, chop small
• 1 large bay leaf
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
• 1 pinch dried thyme

Directions

1. Rinse peas well in cold water and add to a large cooking pot.

2. Measure 12 cups of water and add to cooking pot.

3. Bring to boil, remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour.

4. Return to stove and bring back to boil.

5. Add ham bone, carrots, onions, celery, bay leaf, beef bouillon, salt, peppercorns and dried thyme.

6. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

7. Remove ham bone and cut off any remaining ham, cut into bite size pieces and return to soup.

8. Discard ham bone.

9. If there are big pieces of ham in the soup, remove, cut into bite size pieces and return to soup.

10. Remove bay leaf and discard.

11. Adjust seasonings to taste.

12. If you desire a smooth soup, then puree’ in batches in a food processor or blender.

13. Or eat the soup without puree’ing.

14. If soup is too thick, add more water to your desired consistency.

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