DUTCH SPLIT PEA SOUP- ARUBAN STYLE

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This is an all day labor of love. I once lived in Aruba which prides itself on having the best pea soup in the world. This is as close as I can come to my favorite pea soup. It takes a long time to cook, but it is so worth it. My husband, who is not a fan of your usual garden variety pea soups, just loves this!

Provided by Deb Lund

Categories     Other Soups

Time 5h15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespo olive oil
2 onions, diced
2-3 stalks of celery with the leaves diced
1 cup diced carrot (about 2 carrots)
2 cloves garlic minced
12 c water
2 c green split peas (one pound bag)
3-4 bay leaves, dried
1 1-2 lb smoked butt or ham hocks or ham bone. do not used a ham that was infused with honey or brown sugar.
1 pkg smoked turkey sausage (low fat) sliced into medallions

Steps:

  • 1. Add olive oil to large soup pot. Sautee onion, carrots, garlic and celery until celery tender about 5 minutes
  • 2. Add water,bay leaf, Smoked butt and peas
  • 3. Simmer covered for 3 hours. Stirring occasionally
  • 4. Take out smoked butt and remove fatty areas, cut into pieces, or just pull apart and return to pot. Add Turkey Sausage and continue cooking uncovered for 1-2 hours. Continue stirring occasionally.
  • 5. Serve with a crusty bread for a satisfying dinner.

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