Split Pea Soup
2013-11-01 16:18:59
It always amazes me how much people love this soup! It seems to appeal to everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Dried Split Peas
- 1 Large Russet Potato, peeled and chopped into 1" pieces
- 5 Carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
- 3 Large Celery Stalks, sliced into thirds lengthwise, then chopped into 1/2" slices
- 1 Large Onion, chopped
- 1 Quart Chicken or Vegetable Stock
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 Tsp. Dried Thyme
- 2 TBL Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Worcestershire
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, heat oil on medium heat and sweat onions for two minutes
- Add celery and carrot to pot, stirring well, and continue to sweat vegetables for another 5 minutes
- Add stock and water to pot, and bring to boil
- Reduce heat to simmer and add split peas
- Cover and cook for about one hour or until peas have dissolved into the liquid, stirring occasionally to keep peas from sticking to bottom of pot
- Add Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper to taste
Notes
- If you like your soup chunky, serve as is
- If you like some texture, remove 1 quart of soup and puree, then return that puree to remaining soup
- If you like a smooth soup, puree all of it
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