Split Pea Soup with Ham

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried split peas, green or yellow or both
• 8 cups water ⁽¹⁾
• 2-3 pounds of boneless ham (optional)
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper
• Dry sherry

Directions

1. Sort through the split peas, removing any hulls or pebbles that may have made it through the processing.
2. Dice the onion.
3. Mince the garlic.
4. Dice or cube the ham. Cubes about 1cm square are great.
5. Rinse the split peas under cold running water. Discard the water.
6. Mix the peas, onion, garlic, ham, pepper, and 8 cups of water ⁽¹⁾ in a large pot, and bring to a boil.
7. (Optional) Add a splash of dry sherry to the soup.
8. Simmer no less than 2 hours.

You can add salt to taste, but the ham does that pretty well.

Serving Suggestions

• As an entrée--Serve with a small dollop of sour cream, or with garlic bread, or a salad.
• As a first course--Serve with garlic croutons.

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You can substitute vegetable stock, chicken stock, ham stock, beef stock, or other clear fluids. I've done this successfully with 4 cups chicken stock and 4 cups water, and again with 4 cups beef stock and 4 cups water.

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