My Canadian Pea Soup Recipe
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| Ingredients | |||
| 1 | pound | dried split peas | |
| 3 | cup | water, (cold) | |
| 2 | pounds | smoked ham shank, or bone | |
| 3 | quarts | water, boiling | |
| 1 | each | onion, chopped | |
| 1 | celery leaves | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | salt | |
| 2 | each | carrots, minced | |
Directions: | |||
| Wash and sort peas; soak in cold water overnight. Drain and place in a large pot; add water, ham bone, onion, celery leaves, carrots, salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until peas are very tender, about 2 hours, adding more water if needed. Remove ham; chop and return to soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Also freezes well. | |||