Split Pea Soup An Old Mormon Trail Food

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Dump split peas into a large bowl. Cover with hot water. Set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add onion, carrot, and celery. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add garlic, and cook for an additional 2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Drain split peas and add to pot with ham bone, bay leaves, thyme, chicken stock, and water. Stir to combine.
• Bring soup mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally until split peas are cooked down.
• Add diced ham and potato. Stir to combine. Continue simmering for an additional 1 hour, until soup is cooked down to desired consistency and peas are broken down and very soft.
• When ready to serve, remove ham bone and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with croutons.

"SPLIT PEA SOUP" AN OLD "MORMON TRAIL RECIPE"

Steps:

• 1. 1st Evening:.......Put pork hocks in a crock pot, covered with fresh water,cook on low OVERNIGHT.. Next morning:....Remove pork hocks to a platter. When cool remove meat and skin and any fat from the bones. Set meat aside covered in the refrigerator. Strain crockpot broth into a bowl,let cool. Cover and put in the refrigerator, to cool for the next morning. Put peas in a pot with 10 cups of water, cover set aside OVERNIGHT. 2nd morning:....Skim most of the fat from the top of the broth. Leave a little for the great flavor. Drain the peas. # 1.(Picture of Brigham Young)
• 2. Put the strained broth,and drained peas into the crock pot along with onion,celery,carrots, garlic, sugar, thyme,cayenne and 8-10 cups of water. Cook on medium about 3-4 hours. Add the meat.Combine flour and butter to form a roux. Mix with one cup of the soup. Return this to crockpot and heat till thickened. Serve soup hot...with a great crusted bread. # 2.(picture in Navoo,Il.)
• 3. I did add my touch to this wonderful soup... by using pork hocks, instead of a meaty ham bone. Also with the use of a newer invention.. the crock pot! *** # 3. Picture of my recipe for a wonderful crusted Bread, and only 4 ingredients!: "CRUSTY BREAD,overnight & no kneading"! ..................Nancy...10/17/12

MORMON SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse split peas.
• In a large kettle or dutch oven, combine split peas, cold water, onion, celery, 2 teaspoons salt, marjoram and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• Bring to boiling, cover and simmer until peas are tender (about 1 hour).
• Do not drain.
• Meanwhile, combine ground pork, sage, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper (mix thoroughly).
• Shape mixture into 24 1-inch balls.
• Drop meatballs and potatoes into soup mixture and return soup to boiling.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes longer (until potatoes are tender.
• Adjust seasoning to taste.

PARKER'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with the olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper until the onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, 1/2 pound of split peas, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Skim off the foam while cooking. Add the remaining split peas and continue to simmer for another 40 minutes, or until all the peas are soft. Stir frequently to keep the solids from burning on the bottom. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve hot.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat; add the carrots, celery, onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has softened and golden, around 15 minutes.
• Add the yellow split peas, bay leaves and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, cooking for about 2 minutes to impart flavours into the peas.
• If using a ham bone, trim off any excess fat.
• Add in the ham and chicken stock, then bring up to a boil. Cover and let simmer and medium-low, stirring occasionally, until the soup has thickened, 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Remove bay leaves. If using ham bone or hock, remove and let cool enough to handle to remove the meat, cut it into bite-sized pieces and put it back into the soup.
• Serve with fresh bread rolls.

DANISH-STYLE YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Drain the peas and bring to the boil in a pan of salted water. Cook for 10 mins, drain, rinse and put in a slow cooker with the remaining ingredients except the dill. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hrs, or until everything has softened. Remove and discard the thyme.
• Stir, adjusting the soup with 250-300ml boiled water as needed. Season to taste. Sprinkle over the dill and serve with rye bread, mustard and pickle, if you like.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND CUMIN SEED

Steps:

• In a saucepan simmer peas, basil and bay leaf in the water and broth, partially covered, until peas are tender, about 35 minutes; discard bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and saute onion and cuminseed over moderately low heat until onions are golden brown, 35-45 minutes.
• In a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth; return to pan and stir in onions and salt and pepper to taste.

MOM'S SOUTHERN STYLE SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• You may substitute a meaty hambone, diced smoked ham, cut up smoked pork butt, or, if like my husband prefers and no pork is allowed, use smoked turkey.
• Put all ingredients except salt into large heavy-bottomed stock pot.
• Cook over low-med. heat. Stir occasionally.
• Simmer until meat falls off bone and split peas have become mush. Be careful not to burn. Stir more often as soup thickens.
• Remove bone, bay leaves and spices.
• Puree and test for salt. Add salt if needed and cook an additional 15 minutes. Adjust water if necessary.
• The soup should be very thick. It becomes almost paste when cold. You may need to add some water to reheat.
• This soup freezes very well.
• If you leave out the cloves you won't have this special recipe. They are the secret ingredient.
• I'm guessing on servings and amount. it depends on how much you cook it down.

OLD-FASHIONED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Put split peas and ham hock in a large soup pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil.
• Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Simmer for two and a half hours.
• Add vegetables and seasonings. Continue to cook for another half hour.
• Remove soup from heat. Remove the ham hock and let it cool. Strip any meat from the hock and finely chop. Add back to the soup.
• Put the soup back on low heat.
• In a small skillet melt the butter over medium heat, and add the flour. Cook for about one minute and add about one ladle full of soup. Cook until it begins to boil and then add the soup. Stir the soup until it thickens.
• Serve with bread.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Sort and wash peas. Put them and everything else in a large pot.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for two hours, stirring often.
• Remove bay leaf before serving. A very little salt or salt substitute enhances the flavor.

OLD-FASHIONED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy 4-quart saucepan over med-high heat; add in the onion, carrots, and celery; cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, 2-3 minutes.
• Add in the split peas, broth, and water; bring to a boil.
• Partially cover pan, decrease heat to med-low, and simmer until the soup is thick, about 45 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• **You can add fresh herbs; fresh dill is recommended; also can add meat and ham bones to make it richer.