Pea Soup with Pork

2 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 1 hours

845 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	pound	yellow split peas
5	cups	water	cold
2	medium	onions	chopped
1	medium	onion	peeled, studded with cloves
1	pound	salt pork
1/2	teaspoon	thyme

Directions

Wash the dried peas in cold running water and place them in a 2-3 quart saucepan.

Cover with 5 cups cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.

Boil briskly for 2 or 3 minutes then turn off the heat and let the peas soak in the water for an hour.

Skim off any pea husks that may have risen to the surface, add the finely chopped onion, the whole onion, salt pork, marjoram and thyme and again bring to a boil.

Immediately lower heat and simmer with pot partially covered for about 1 1/4 hours or until peas are quite tender but have not fallen apart.

Remove the whole onion and the salt pork from the soup and cut the pork in slices about 1/4 inch thick.

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Soups

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 404g

Amount per Serving

Calories 845 66% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 62.0g	95%
Saturated Fat 22.0g	112%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 65mg	22%
Sodium 1099mg	46%
Total Carbohydrate 51.0g	17%
Dietary Fiber 20.0g	81%
Sugars 8.0g
Protein 23.0g	46%