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April 23, 2007
Split Pea Soup
SPLIT PEA SOUP
From "Soul Food Recipes Learned On A North Carolina
Tobacco Farm" by Willie Crawford
Ingredients:
2 cups dried split peas 2 quarts water
1 pound smoked ham hocks
1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped
1 sprig parsley, chopped 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
Preparation:
1. Boil peas in a large dutch oven for approximately 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for at least 1 hour.
2. Add ham hocks, onion, celery, parsley, pepper, and salt. Bring mixture back to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 90 minutes.
3. Add sliced carrots, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
4. Take ham hocks from soup, trim off meat and return meat to soup. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
Serve hot.
Posted by Willie Crawford at April 23, 2007 08:57 AM
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