BAHAMIAN STYLE SPLIT PEAS SOUP
This recipe is other on of those that we pull out on a “Liquid Sunshine Day”. For those of you who have not heard, it never rains in the Bahamas. The sky may occasionally drop liquid sunshine.
Ingredients:
2 cup Yellow split peas
Pinch Salt
3 Celery stalks, sliced
2 large Onions, diced
3 large Potatoes, peeled & quartered
5 cup Water
1 tsp. Thyme
2 large Carrots, peeled & sliced
1 lb. Meat – salt beef or ham can be used
Preparation:
Soak salt beef in water mixed with vinegar overnight. Wash peas, soak in 5 cups water overnight, drain. Add salt to water, bring to a boil. Add peas, lower heat. Simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Puree peas through sieve or blender. While peas cook, place meat into a pot. Add water to cover, about 6 cups. Bring to a boil. Add thyme & cook until done, about 1 1/2 hours, and then add celery, carrots, onion & potatoes & cook 30 minutes longer. Remove meat & vegetables from broth. Stir broth into pureed peas and simmer until thick. Add cooked meat and vegetables
