split pea soup
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This is a recipe I got from my Mom. She used Thuringer sausage. I use ham hocks and summer sausage works well also. This is a great rainy day dish served with a salad and warm sour dough bread.
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yield
4 - 6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
2 Hr
Ingredients For split pea soup
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1 pkgsplit peas
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3 lgcarrots
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3 - 4 mdpotatoes
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1 1/2 mdonions, yellow, medium
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1 - 2ham hock, smoked
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6 - 8 cwater
How To Make split pea soup
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1Cut carrots, potatoes and onions in large chuncks. Place all ingredients in a large dutch oven or soup pot. Add water until all the ingredients are covered with water. Bring to a boil, turn down and cook on medium heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
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2Remove the ham hock and let cool. While the hocks are cooling use a potatoe masher or hand mixer to mash the ingredients as desired. Cut of any meat on the ham hocks and add to the soup let simmer for 1/2 hour more and serve.
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