Recipe - Jims Yellow Split Pea Soup

2 cup Split Peas
1 Ham bone or 2 pork hocks
1 Large Onion, chopped
1 Large Carrot, minced
2 Celery Stalks w/ leaves
1 cl Garlic, minced
1 Bay leaf
1 Chile pepper, crushed
One half teaspoon Thyme
2 tablespoon Flour, opt'l
Salt, pepper, and hot
sauce to taste

Simmer the peas with the ham bone 2 One half hrs. Add the other ingredients and
simmer One half hr more. Remove the bone and cut off the meat. Return the meat
to the pot. Scoop out a One half 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.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #358

From: software_answers@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)

Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 04:05:29 GMT