SPICY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Serves: 6

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SPICY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Ready in: 50 MinTotal time: 50 Min

Simple to prepare on top of the stove and even simpler when made in your slow cooker or crock pot, this recipe makes a fabulous, spicy version of split pea soup. If you are not a Chorizo lover, use a ham hock to impart flavor, then remove the hock before pureeing the soup.

Ingredients

• 1 pound green split peas
• 10 cups of reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 pound diced chorizo (or a small ham hock)
• 1 yellow onion, cut in quarters and peeled
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large soup pot. Cover the pot and bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer and cook the soup until the peas are tender for about 1 hour. Remove the pot from the heat and remove the bay leaves. Using a hand-held immersion blender, or in batches in your food processor, puree the soup until smooth. Adjust the seasoning and serve.
2. Chef's Note: This soup tastes better the next day, and the day after that, and...

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