Recipe: Appetizing Pea Soup

Pea Soup.

You can cook Pea Soup using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pea Soup

1. It's 1 lb of Dried Split Peas.
2. It's 2 of quartz water.
3. It's 1.5 lb of ham steak; diced.
4. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
6. Prepare 1 Package (2 links) of Eckrich skinless smoked sausage; halved & chopped.
7. You need 2 Stalks of Celery; peeled & chopped.
8. You need 3 of Carrots; peeled & chopped.
9. You need 1/2 bag of golden baby potatoes; quartered.
10. It's 2 of yellow onions; diced.

Pea Soup step by step

1. In a large dutch oven add peas and 2qts water.
2. Simmer for 2 min, turn off heat, cover and let soak for 1 hour (or soak peas overnight).
3. Add ham, onion, salt and pepper.
4. Cover, bring to a boil.
5. Reduce to a simmer and simmer covered, gently, for 90 minutes; stir often.
6. Add sausage, celery, carrots, and potatoes.
7. Cover and simmer gently for 30 min, or until potatoes are tender; stir often.