EASY SPLIT PEA SOUP

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Easy Split Pea Soup

Provided by Patricia Murray

Categories     Soup/Stew     Blender     Pork     Vegetable     St. Patrick's Day     Celery     Pea     Carrot     Spring     Bon Appétit     Ireland

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped peeled carrots
1 1/2 pounds smoked pork hocks
2 teaspoons dried leaf marjoram
1 1/2 cups green split peas
8 cups water

Steps:

  • Melt butter in heavy large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrots. Sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 8 minutes. Add pork and marjoram; stir 1 minute. Add peas, then water, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Partially cover pot; simmer soup until pork and vegetables are tender peas are falling apart, stirring often, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
  • Transfer hocks to bowl. Puree 5 cups soup in batches in blender. Return to pot. Cut pork off bones. Dice pork; return pork to soup. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover. Rewarm before serving.)

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