Split Pea Soup with Pork Recipe

Summary

Cooking Time2 Hr 10 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyCuisine
CourseMethod
DishMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Water6 Cup (16 tbs)
 Split peas12 Ounce
 Carrots -3, cut into 1-inch pieces
 Onion - Medium, 1, chopped
 Marjoram leaves1/2 Teaspoon
 Ground cloves1/8 Teaspoon
 Salt1 Teaspoon
 Pork -1 pound, boneless

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Take a 4-quart kettle or Dutch oven and pour water into it and add peas. Allow them to soak overnight or quickly soak them in water sometime before cooking and drain off.

MAKING
2. Drain the water and stir in carrots, marjoram, onion, salt and cloves.
3. Cook over low heat for about half an hour until the peas turn soft.
4. Stir in pork and cook over low heat for another 1 ½ hours until the pork has lost its pinkness.
5. Take out the pork and cut it into ½ inch cubes.
6. Cool soup and puree it in blender by adding little by little at time.
7. Reheat the soup, and pour it into the tureen and add pork cubes. Stir well.

SERVING
8. Serve the split pea soup with pork and pair it with pasta.
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