Hungarian Split Pea Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb yellow split peas
• 1 small ham shank or 1 small a 1 lb smoked lamb butt
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 medium carrots, sliced
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 1 parsley root, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 parsnip, root diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 whole cloves
• 6 peppercorns
• 3 quarts water
• 1/4 cup pearl barley, -optional-

Recipe

• 1 wash and drain yellow peas and place in soup pot with 3 quarts of cold water.
• 2 add ham or lamb butt, along with vegetables and spices and optional barley.
• 3 bring water to a boil, turn down heat and slowly cook until all veggies and peas are soft.
• 4 taste for seasoning, and now add required salt. (ham and lamb butt are salty, do not add salt at the beginning of cooking).
• 5 cooking will take about an hour and a half.
• 6 if the soup is not as thick as you like it, cook it a little longer. the soup should be quite thick.
• 7 serve in a large bowl with a slice of ham or lamb butt in each serving.
• 8 add some crusty bread and a brisk light salad for a satisfying meal.