Split Pea Soup

Name: Split Pea Soup
Ingredients: 12 cup split peas or 12 cup yellow split peas; 23 cup celery, finely diced; 1 medium onion, finely diced; 1 medium carrot, finely diced; 1 small potato, diced; 3 tablespoons flour; soup stock; beef bones or turkey leg; 1 celery rib, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon thyme; 5 whole cloves

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

12 cup split peas or 12 cup yellow split peas
23 cup celery, finely diced
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 medium carrot, finely diced
1 small potato, diced
3 tablespoons flour
soup stock
beef bones or turkey leg
1 celery rib, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon thyme
5 whole cloves

Directions

1

First make your stock.
2

Saute the stock ingredients in a large soup pot with enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
3

When the vegetables start to get somewhat soft, cover everything with water.
4

Let simmer two to three hours.
5

In a smaller soup pot, saute finely diced vegetables.
6

Add flour, stirring constantly for three minutes.
7

Add 1 1/2 quarts hot stock.
8

Add split peas.
9

Simmer 45 minutes to an hour, adjusting seasoning.