Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Split Peas 1 Bay leaf
1 Ham bone or 2 pork hocks 1 Chile pepper, crushed
1 Large Onion, chopped 1/2 ts Thyme
1 Large Carrot, diced 2 tb Flour, opt'l
2 Celery Stalks w/ leaves Salt, pepper, and hot
1 cl Garlic, minced -sauce to taste

Simmer the peas with the ham bone 2 1/2 hrs. Add the other
ingredients and simmer 1/2 hr more. Remove the bone and cut off the
meat. Return the meat to the pot. Scoop out a 1/2 cup of the pea
mixture, puree and return to the pot OR make a slurry or water and 2
Tablespoons flour and add; cook until soup thickens. Adjust the
seasonings and serve.

Variations:

Use a chicken or turkey carcass and chopped bacon.

Add chopped cooked sausage at the end of the cooking process.

Add a small amount of turnip.

Add oregano, marjoram or sage.

Add a tablespoon of tomato paste.
Submitted By JIM WELLER On 05-04-95

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