Peas Bone Split Pea Soup

Peas Bone Split Pea Soup

Ingredients:
1 Lb Split Peas, Dried 1 Ham Bone Or
8 Cup Water 2 Lb Ham Shanks
1 Large Onion, Chopped 3 Medium Carrots, Cut Into 1/4
1 Cup Celery, Finely Chopped -Inch Slices
1/4 Tsp Pepper

Directions:
Heat peas and water to boiling in Dutch oven. Boil uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat.
Cover and let stand 1 hour.
Stir in onion, celery and pepper. Add ham shanks (or ham bone). Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until peas are tender.
Remove ham shanks; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch
pieces. Stir ham and carrots into soup. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until
carrots are tender and soup is of desired consistency, about 30 minutes.
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Yield: 4 Servings