Easy to prepare, hearty split pea soup
Serves: 6 Preparation time: Cooking time:
Ingredients
1 pkg dry split peas (w/flavor packet, if included)
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
3 or 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
2 medium carrots, peeled & sliced
1 bay leaf
2 cans vegetable stock
2 cups water (more if needed)
1 small ham steak, cut up
salt & pepper to taste
2 tbsp butter
Method
Rinse the peas and place in a heavy pot with chopped onion, garlic, carrots, bay leaf, vegetable stock, and water. Bring to a medium boil and let boil for 20-30 minutes, occasionally stirring. You may need to add another cup or two of water while boiling to keep it from getting too thick. Reduce heat to simmer, add ham, butter, salt & pepper. Add the flavor packet if desired (many brands of dried green peas come with a packet of ham flavoring — if you use it, you probably won’t need any salt). Stir all, cover the pot, let simmer about an hour.
Serve with crusty bread.