Yellow Pea Soup

Gulertersuppe

It's wonderful to have a pot of homemade soup simmering on the stove. The delicious aroma will fill your kitchen and your kids will hover around asking you: "Is it soup yet?"

My daughter gave me a couple of pounds of whole yellow peas - just what I needed to make my mom's great gulertersuppe. She found whole yellow peas at Ikea, the Swedish store.

First, soak 1-pound whole or split peas in cold water overnight. The peas will swell so make sure to more than cover them with water. I usually double this recipe, can't really have too much of this good stuff.

Rinse and pick over the peas before adding to soup pot along with ham bone with enough water to more than cover them.

Cook covered for about 45 minutes and add the remainder of ingredients. Check pot to make sure it does not burn and that it has enough water. Stir occasionally.

Ingredients:
1 pound whole yellow peas
Ham bone with meat with some meat on.

Add to soup...
1 cup chopped onions.
3 carrots, chopped
2 potatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon green onions, chopped
1 clove chopped garlic
2 bay leaves
Freshly ground black pepper
Add salt when soup is done, if needed.

Place the lid on the pan and let it simmer until vegetables are done. Remove ham bone and cut meat into bite size pieces. Now is the time to add salt, if needed.

Soup's ready! Enjoy!

Freeze leftover soup for quick meals.

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