SPLIT PEA WITH HAM SOUP
Source of Recipe
Leon Soniat
Recipe Introduction
Kathy & Roger
List of Ingredients
Split Pea Soup
Recipe By : Leon E. Soniat Jr, La Bouche Creole
Serves 6
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 large onions -- finely chopped
4 cloves garlic -- minced
1 carrot -- finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp sage
1 lb split peas -- dried
1/2 c cooked ham -- chopped
2 1/2 qt beef stock -- or equivalent
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms
1/2 c green onion -- finely chopped
1 ham bone
1/2 tsp sugar
4 dashes Tabasco sauce
salt and pepper -- to taste
Recipe
Spray soup pot with cooking spray, maybe add a bit of olive oil. Saute onions, garlic, carrot, bay leaves, sage over medium fire. Cook until onions are soft.
Add peas, stock, ham, hambone; bring to a boil. reduce heat; simmer 2 hours.
While pot is simmering, slice shrooms and sautee in butter for a few minutes. About 15 minutes before the soup is finished, add shrooms, sugar, Tabasco, salt, pepper, green onions. Simmer 15 minutes more; serve with crisp French bread.
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