uncle bill s green split pea with hambone soup

🥘 Ingredients

• • water
• • ham bone
• • dried split green peas
• • carrots
• • onions
• • celery ribs
• • bay leaf
• • beef bouillon cubes
• • salt
• • black peppercorns
• • dried thyme

📝 Instructions

1. 1 rinse peas well in cold water and add to a large cooking pot
2. 2 measure 8 cups of water and add to cooking pot
3. 3 bring to boil , remove from heat , cover and let sit for 1 hour
4. 4 return to stove and bring back to boil
5. 5 add ham bone , carrots , onions , celery , bay leaf , beef bouillon , salt , peppercorns and dried thyme
6. 6 reduce heat to simmer , cover and cook for about 1 to 1 1 / 2 hours , stirring occasionally
7. 7 remove ham bone and cut off any remaining ham , cut into bite size pieces and return to soup
8. 8 discard ham bone
9. 9 if there are big pieces of ham in the soup , remove , cut into bite size pieces and return to soup
10. 10 remove bay leaf and discard
11. 11 adjust seasonings to taste
12. 12 if you desire a smooth soup , then puree' in batches in a food processor or blender
13. 13 or eat the soup without puree'ing
14. 14 if soup is too thick , add more water to your desired consistency
15. 15 beef broth or chicken broth may be added , just reduce the water by the amounts used
16. 16 smoked ham hocks are excellent to use instead of a ham bone
17. 17 if there is not enough ham on the ham bone , then add additional ham of your choice
18. 18 you may also use about 1 / 4 teaspoon of liquid hickory smoke , to get a smokey flavor
19. 19 you may also use whole peas , but it will take a bit longer to cook these peas so that they are tender