Pea Soup

My friend Jeff Grove used to really dig my mother's split pea soup. He would come over every time she made it and we would sit at the kitchen counter, slurping it up. Jeff could really slurp it. Mom and I talked about this soup recently, and I took her recipe and made a few modifications.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Chop and saute an onion, add a couple tablespoons of fresh grated ginger and 2 teaspoons of dried marjoram. Add a bag of green split peas (16 oz) and a couple of minutes later, a half cup of white wine. Then add a smoked ham hock, a bay leaf, and 2 quarts of stock. Don't let the soup get too thick- watch that the peas don't break down too much. Same with the carrots, cut them in tiny bits, blanch them in boiling water, shock them in cold, and then put them in the soup right before serving. Add ham pieces at the end, and a bit of parsley or cilantro.

Invite Jeff Grove over.