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Grace’s Green Split Pea Soup

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This family recipe has been featured on the Green Split Peas bag for decades and was passed down by Grace Hayward, Gordon Hayward’s niece and 3rd generation bean enthusiast.

Ingredients:

  • 1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Green Split Peas
  • 1/4 pound seasoning meat or ham
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 carrots, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery tops
  • 1 toe garlic, chopped
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper
Total time:
2 hours, 40 minutes
Prep time:
20 minutes
Cook time:
2 hours, 20 minutes
Yield:
6

Directions:

  1. Rinse and sort peas.
  2. Cover peas with water, add meat, vegetables and seasonings. Simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours until tender. Add water as needed to desired consistency.
  3. Pass peas through sieve or blender.

Ingredients used in this Recipe

garlic seasoning meat onions ham carrots celery tops green split peas