Acornell.2720 net.cooks utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!gil Sat Apr 10 20:56:09 1982 Pea Soup [with Kielbasa] SPLIT PEA SOUP [WITH KIELBASA] 1 lb dried split green peas 3 fresh pork hocks (pigs knuckles) about 3/4 lb each 2 stalks celery 2 medium onions 4 scallions 2 sprigs fresh parsley 1/4 lb salt pork, chopped (I use a bacon end) 2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp dried rosemary leaves 1 bay leaf [1 kielbasa] (about 3/4 lb) (when I made the soup I didn't use the kielbasa) Rinse the peas under cold water and drain. Wipe pork hocks with damp paper towels. In an eight quart pot combine peas, hocks and 2 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 45 minutes. Wash the celery and slice diagonally into 1/4" slices. Peel the onions, cut in half and slice thinly. Chop the scallions and parsley. In a medium skillet saute the salt pork (bacon) over the medium heat, stirring until crisp (about 3 minutes). Add the celery, onion and scallions and saute, stirring until the onion is golden (about 5 minutes). To the peas and pork hocks add sauteed salt-pork mixture, the parsley, salt, rosemary and bay leaf. Mix well with a long-handled wooden spoon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, two hours or until the hocks are fork-tender. Remove from heat. With a slotted spoon remove the pork hocks to a shallow pan. Remove the skin and excess fat from them. Remove the meat from the bones. Skim fat from soup. [Wash kielbasa; slash at 1" intervals about a fourth of the way through.] Add meat from pork hocks [and kielbasa] to soup. Add a little water if the soup seems too thick. Bring to boiling, reduce heat and simmer covered for 30-40 minutes. [To serve remove the kielbasa from the soup; cut into slices; add to each serving of soup.] Add croutons if desired. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.