SMOKEY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Smokey Split Pea Soup image

Provided by JoSele Swopes

Categories Soups

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 pkg split green peas (1 lb pkg)
1/2 c green onions (bottom chopped)
1/2 c green onion tops (chopped set aside)
1 c carrot, sliced
1 Tbsp rosemary sprigs
1 pinch marjoram, dried
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp thyme, leaves
1 Tbsp garlic, minced
1 tsp pepper
5 chicken bouillon cubes (knorr)
1 pt heavy cream
1 c milk
5 oz blue cheese (danish crumbles)
2 tsp lemon juice
12 oz salt pork (sliced and cubed fine)
16 c water

Steps:

1. Sort and wash your split peas put into pressure cooker or you may wish to start cooking them in the morning as an all day project (you may do that if you wish I do it that way also)
2. Cut up your Salt pork into small pieces and put into pot. Chop bottom of green onion and put into put chop up green onion tops and set aside. Add carrots, rosemary, marjoram, cumin, thyme, garlic, pepper, and Chicken Broth Boullion Cubes (Knorr) to the pot. Pour in Water stir secure lid turn heat to med/high...Cook under pressure for 30-40 min.
3. Return pot to stove turn burner to med. pour in milk stir constantly, then pour in heavy cream, stiring constantly, crumble in bleu cheese all around in the pot stiring as you go. turn heat down let simmer for 20 min at the last 5 min add in the lemon juice and the onion tops and serve.