Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

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

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