Do you like Pea Soup, some folks do, and some folks dont, I have figured out a few tricks to making my pea soup better, and that is soaking and extra boiling/water exchanges, this really helps keep the gas down, which for me is the bad side effect of pea soup.

So take out your Split pea’s and pour them into a large glass jar the night before, cover them with cold tap water and let them sit till the next morning, drain them and put in a steel pot covered with water at least a inch over and bring to boil, the first boil will have a smell to it and lots of foam, as soon as you hit that.. drain and rince the pea’s and repeat the step above, fresh hot water and back for boil number two.. most of the times that will be enough, but if you get that smell again or lots of foam, please consider rinsing a second time..

Let them stay at a slow simmer for a good while till they are tender when tried.. drain again, you can save this water to be used in bread making, poured over the hounds food or given to the chickens as treat. Don’t worry, there will lots of that wonderful Pea Soup taste.

Now take a large onion and a couple cloves of garlic, and peel, dice and cook them up with a little oil or fat, then crack open a jar of homemade stock, your choice on what kind, I like white bone broth (chicken/rabbit) and put the pea’s back in.. bring back to a simmer to allow the flavors to meld, then either blend it in blender or hit it with the blending stick.

Give it a taste, if you want it tradional, consider salt/pepper,  or consider trying Salt/Pepper/Maple Syrup or get bold with Salt/Pepper Mild or Hot Curry Powder.

If you like it thinner, its ready.. if you like really thick Pea Soup, you can simmer till it gets as thick as you like.. some folks love it with a bit of cream or sour cream or a pat of butter with or without Croutons.

Now clearly you can add meat to this soup if you want to, and the sky is the limit on the different choices available in this regards.. but do consider going beyond the tradional of ham and give sausages a try, as well as tiny pork or lamb meatballs