Old Fashioned Split Pea Soup

Old Fashioned Split Pea Soup

I always make this after we’ve had a ham with the bone in.

Ingredients

1 Ham Bone
1 package Dried Green Split Peas (1 lb)
1 Spanish Onion
1 Cup Carrots chopped
1/2 Cup Celery chopped
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 12 oz Can of Beer
7 1/2 cups Water
1 Bay Leaf
1/2 teaspoon. Thyme
1 tablespoon White Vinegar
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce

Directions

In a large pot, melt 1 tablespoon butter.
Add 1 chopped onion, 1 cup chopped carrots and 1/2 cup chopped celery.
Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes

Add 1 ham bone, 1 package dried green split peas, 1 12 oz. can beer, 7 1/2 cups water, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce.

Cover and bring slowly to the boil
Reduce heat, skim foam from the top and simmer gently, covered for 2 hours.

Remove the hame bone, shred the meat and reserve. Discard bone and bay leaf.

Puree soup in blender.
Return soup to pot and add meat.
Simmer for 5 minutes.

May be frozen.