Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Split Pea Soup with Ham Bone Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 package (16 ounces) dried green split peas
1 meaty ham bone
1 large onion, chopped
1 TSP salt
1/2 TSP pepper
1/2 TSP dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup chopped celery

Recipe Instructions:

Sort peas and rinse with cold water.
Place peas in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in.
Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until peas are softened.
Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid.

Return peas to Dutch oven.
Add 2-1/2 qts.
water, ham bone, onion, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Remove the ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone.
Discard bone; dice meat and return to soup.
Add carrot and celery.
Simmer, uncovered, for 45-60 minutes or until soup reaches desired thickness and vegetables are tender.
Discard bay leaf.

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