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"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."--Calvin Trillin

Split Pea and Ham Soup Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb dried green split peas, rinsed and sorted
1 lb meaty ham hocks, or saved bone from ham
10 cups water
1 large onion, finely chopped
4 stalks celery, finely chopped
3 potatoes, diced
3 leeks, trimmed and sliced
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
4 carrots, sliced
1/2 lb smoked sausage
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Directions:
Put peas in large stock pot and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit one hour.
Drain and rinse peas. Add peas, ham and measured water to stock pot. Simmer uncovered for about 1 hour.
Then add onion, celery, potatoes, carrots, leeks to a pan. Cover and simmer gently 2-1/2 hours, until ham is tender and peas are cooked.
Add more water if necessary.
Skim surface if needed. Remove ham hock from saucepan and let cool slightly. Pull the meat away from the bone, discarding any skin and fat.
Coarsely chop meat and return to pot.
Add the parsley, salt and pepper. Serves 8
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Three words come to mind when thinking about Grandma's Split Pea and Ham Soup: Scrumptious, Satisfying, and Comforting. On the most blustery cold of days, this soup can restore even an old man's vigor to that of a unruly college student.

 

 

 

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