Recipe For Whole Yellow Pea Soup

This Swedish yellow pea soup is flavored with smoked ham!

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Ingredients

• 2 cups dry yellow split peas
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 smoked ham shank
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

Cover the peas with at least 3 inches of cold water and soak overnight.

Drain the peas from the water. In a large kettle or stockpot, bring the chicken stock and peas to a hard boil for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the chopped onion and ham shank, and cook for an additional two hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the ham shank before serving.