YELLOW SPLIT PEA AND FRANKFURTER SOUP

Yellow Split Pea and Frankfurter Soup image

This soup is the perfect comfort food!!! Warms to the toes! It is a thick soup with frankfurter chunks for that extra flavor. You can substitute chopped ham for the frankfurters.

Provided by DOWNSEY

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas Split Pea Soup Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
2 ribs celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon ground mace
2 ½ cups dried yellow split peas
5 cups chicken stock
8 frankfurters, sliced
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; cook to soften, but not brown, about 7 minutes.
Mix in the mace and split peas. Stir in the stock; cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the peas are soft.
Season with salt and pepper. Stir in frankfurters, and heat through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.8 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 30.7 mg, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 16.6 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 1111.4 mg, Sugar 8.5 g