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Pete's Pea Soup
Peter Sherwood
6-8 servings
BeginnerArmed with a pair of smoked pig knuckles, I set out to make pea soup. Much else was a happy accident, as I substituted some of the ingredients listed in the recipes on the bags of my dried peas and added other improvised goods that Baby and I already had on hand.
Total Steps
3
Ingredients
10
Tools Needed
4
Ingredients
- 1 pound Goya green split peas
- 2 pork knuckles
- 2 tablespoons sauteed onions
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup pinot grigio or other dry white wine
- Goya Sazon bouillon cube(optional)
- beef bouillon cube or chicken bouillon(optional)
- 6 cups water
- crispy bacon pieces(optional)
Instructions
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Step 1
Simply add all of the ingredients into a large pot and bring to a <a href="/W7VKDJHH">boil.</a>
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Step 2
<a href="/GFSF4J5F">Simmer </a>with cover on until the peas are tender. Remove pork knuckles. The soup is good to eat right away but will <a href="/LXP6HLBF">thicken </a>to a fine moat overnight.
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Step 3
<a href="/Y6MVNCHX">Serve </a>with some crispy bacon pieces on <a href="/R34ZSY3M">top </a>if you'd like, but I don't think you'll need it.
Tools & Equipment
large pot
measuring cups
measuring spoons
pot lid