Split Pea Soup, My Way
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 3 medium carrots, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
- 1 medium potato, diced (1/2 pound)
- 1 meaty ham bone or 1 smoked ham hock, about 3/4 pound
- 1 (12 ounce) package split peas, rinsed & drained
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer (or 1-1/2 cups chicken broth)
- 6 cups water
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds, crushed
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves (or allspice)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 lb beef frankfurters (optional) or 1/2 lb cooked mild sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick (optional)
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup sliced green onion
- 1 cup finely chopped ham, from the soup
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 pinch baking powder
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
- chopped parsley
Recipe
- 1 in a 5-1/2 quart kettle over medium heat, melt butter . add onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft but not browned.
- 2 add potato, ham bone or hock, split peas, beer, water, and spices.
- 3 bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until ham and peas are very tender, 2 or 2-1/2 hours.
- 4 remove ham bone and when cool, pull off meat discarding fat, skin and bones. reserve 1 cup of ham for dumplings, and return the remainder to the soup.
- 5 add the optional franks or sausage and reheat. blend in vinegar. taste and add salt if desired.
- 6 stir in parsley and green onions.
- 7 serve very hot in warmed bowls.
- 8 when reheating leftovers, add water or more beer to thin if desired.
- 9 directions for ham dumplings:.
- 10 put about 1 cup of finely chopped ham in a small bowl. stir in egg, flour, baking powder & soda. divide into 8 mounds and shape into meat balls. make a hollow in each with your finger and fill with a rounded ½ t. of chopped peanuts. reshape into a ball and roll in chopped parsley.
- 11 reheat soup and simmer dumplings on top of soup for 10-12 minutes. place a dumpling in each bowl and ladle soup over the top.
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