Jim's yellow split pea soup Recipe

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Jim's yellow split pea soup

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Ingredients:

2	cup	Split Peas
1		Ham bone or 2 pork hocks
1		Large Onion, chopped
1		Large Carrot, diced
2		Celery Stalks w/ leaves
1	cl	Garlic, minced
1		Bay leaf
1		Chile pepper, crushed
1/2	tsp	Thyme
2	tbsp	Flour, opt'l
		Salt, pepper, and hot
		-sauce to taste

Procedures:

1	Simmer the peas with the ham bone 2 ?hrs.
2	Add the other ingredients and simmer ?hr more.
3	Remove the bone and cut off the meat.
4	Return the meat to the pot.
5	Scoop out a ?cup of the pea mixture, puree and return to the pot or make a slurry or water and 2 tablespoons flour and add; cook until soup thickens.
6	Adjust the seasonings and serve.
7	variations: use a chicken or turkey carcass and chopped bacon.
8	Add chopped cooked sausage at the end of the cooking process.
9	Add a small amount of turnip.
10	Add oregano, marjoram or sage.
11	Add a tablespoon of tomato paste.