Yellow Split Pea Soup

60 min · serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 pound (½ kilogram) dry yellow split peas
• 2 chicken or beef bouillon cubes
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 6 cups (1½ liters) water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Steps

1. Soak split peas up to six hours in cold water if you wish. This is not necessary, but will shorten cooking time.
2. Put all ingredients into a 6 or 8 quart stock pot or Dutch oven
3. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered until peas are tender, 1–2 hours.

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Adapted from “Yellow Split Pea Soup” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.