Split Pea And Ham Soup I

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound dried split peas
• 1 pound ham bone
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 5 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• in a medium pot, saute onions in oil. add the split peas, ham bone, and enough water to cover ingredients; season with salt and pepper.
• cover, and cook until there are no peas left, just a green liquid, 2 hours. while it is cooking, check to see if water has evaporated. you may need to add more water as the soup continues to cook.
• once the soup is a green liquid remove from heat, and let stand so it will thicken. once thickened you may need to heat through to serve.