Split Pea Soup

8 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. green split peas
  • 1 ham bone
  • 2 qt. cold water
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 celery stalk, diced
  • savory
  • cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Soak peas overnight.
  2. 2
    Put ham bone in a large kettle with cold water and simmer 1 1/2 hours, keeping the lid tightly closed.
  3. 3
    Do not boil.
  4. 4
    Add peas, carrots, onion, celery and seasonings and continue to simmer one more hour or until peas are very soft. Remove ham bone.
  5. 5
    Rub soup through sieve and return to kettle. Season further to suit taste, adding salt only if necessary.

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