French Canadian Split Pea Soup

Name: French Canadian Split Pea Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 2.5 cups yellow split peas; 1 Ham bone; 4 Carrots diced; 0.5 Spanish onion diced; 5 stalks celery diced; 2 tsp Dried thyme or fresh; 2 tsp Dried basil or fresh; 2 bay leaves; 3 cloves Garlic minced; Salt & Pepper (your taste); 8 cups Water or chicken broth; A pinch of cayenne

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"Serve with a nice fresh baguette and cut cheeses. "

Difficulty

Medium 👍

Preparation

20 min

Baking

120 min

Resting

10 min

Ingredients

2Servings

⅝ cups

yellow split peas

Ham bone

Carrots diced

⅛

Spanish onion diced

1¼ stalks

celery diced

½ tsp

Dried thyme or fresh

½ tsp

Dried basil or fresh

bay leaves

¾ cloves

Garlic minced

Salt & Pepper (your taste)

2 cups

Water or chicken broth

A pinch of cayenne

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Place split peas, ham bone (with leftover meat on it), onion, celery, carrots, garlic, thyme, basil, bay leaves, cayenne and water or broth in a large heavy pot.
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Bring to a boil skimming off any foam with a spoon.
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Reduce heat to simmer and place a lid on your pot.
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Make sure the lid is slightly ajar to allow a little steam to escape. Stir occasionally.
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When peas are soft and soup is thick, about 2-1/2 hours, remove from heat.
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Remove ham bone from the soup; strip any meat from bone, chop it and return to the soup. Discard bone.
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Enjoy ~

French Canadian Split Pea Soup

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