The Giggle's Kitchen - Pea Soup
Pea Soup
A fairly simple recipe that makes a delicious, thick soup. Remember to soak the peas overnight!
2 cups yellow split peas
6 cups cold water
Meaty ham bone
1/4 lb ham or salt pork
10 cups water
1 cup diced onion
1 cup chopped celery
Soak the peas overnight in 6 cups cold water. Drain and put in a large soup pot with the ham bone, pork and 10 cups of water. Cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring often, then add the onions and celery.
Simmer about 1 hour longer, adding another cup of water if soup dries out too much. Remove meat from soup, remove ham from bone and dice. Put the some or all of the soup through a strainer, blender or food processor. Add ham back into soup after blending.
Baking Powder Biscuits
A flaky biscuit that goes well with soups or on it's own.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup cold margarine
3/4 cup cold milk
Preheat oven to 450F.
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in margarine with a pastry blender or a table knife until pea sized. Don't blend or cut the lumps too small. Add milk, mixing as little as possible, under a minute. If the dough doesn't stick together, add a little more milk.
Turn onto floured surface and knead together for no more than 20 seconds. Roll to 1/2" thick and cut using a round cookie cutter or a drinking glass. Dip glass or cutter in flour between biscuits. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 min, until browned on the bottom. Serve warm with margarine.
Next time: Crepes!