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 Posted: Fri Feb 10th, 2012 06:41 pm
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Melchar



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Mana: 
         Start by browning 2 diced onions in 2 Tbl olive oil in your cooking pot.  Add 2 Cups of chunk-cut carrots & 2 stalks of celery **, brown for a minute.

        Add 10 cups of water and at least 1 pound of diced up ham, 4 bay leaves and either a hambone or 2 hamhocks.  Stir & bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 hours.

        Then pull out bones, pull any remaining meat from the bones & add back to broth.  Add 16 ounces of washed-off split peas & 1 teasp thyme.  Bring back to boil, then down & simmer for another hour.  At this point, if the soup is a little too thin, simmer with lid off for another 30-60 minutes, otherwise simmer covered for 30-60 minutes, then serve.



** my mom uses the celery, I leave it out
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