Name: Tackee David's Split Pea with Ham recipe
Ingredients: 1 pound dried split peas;8 cups water;1 meaty ham bone;1 cup chopped onion;¼ teaspoon dried marjoram leaves, crushed;¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed;¼ teaspoon garlic powder;½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste;1 cup chopped celery;½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

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Ingredients

1 pound dried split peas 8 cups water 1 meaty ham bone 1 cup chopped onion ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram leaves, crushed ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste 1 cup chopped celery ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

Nutrition Info

204.9 calories carbohydrate: 36.8 g cholesterol: : - fat: 0.7 g fiber: 15.1 g protein: 14.3 g saturatedFat: 0.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 173.9 mg sugar: 5.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Place the peas and water into a large soup pot over medium heat, bring to a boil, boil for 2 minutes, and set aside off the heat to cool for 1 hour.
Place the ham bone into the pot with the peas, and stir in onion, marjoram, thyme, garlic powder, and salt, bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to a simmer, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove the ham bone, and cut as much ham as possible from the bone, chop the ham, and return to the soup. Stir in celery. Discard ham bone. Bring soup back to a simmer, and cook for 45 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

A delicious and hearty good-for-winter soup. This is the kind of soup where just about anything works.

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Tackee David's Split Pea with Ham