Name: Split Pea Soup with Sorrel
Ingredients: 2 tb Sweet butter; 2 md Onions; roughly diced; 1 md Carrot; roughly diced; 2 Celery stalks; roughly diced; 1 ts Finely minced garlic; 1 1/2 c Dry split peas; 6 c Chicken stock or water OR low-sodium chicken broth; 1 sm Ham hock; -=OR=- Cooked ham or bacon; 1 Lemon, cut in half; 3 bn Fresh sorrel; 1 c Whipping cream; Salt and pepper; to taste

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Soups	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Sweet butter
2	md	Onions; roughly diced
1	md	Carrot; roughly diced
2		Celery stalks; roughly diced
1	ts	Finely minced garlic
1 1/2	c	Dry split peas
6	c	Chicken stock or water OR low-sodium chicken broth
1	sm	Ham hock; -=OR=- Cooked ham or bacon
1		Lemon, cut in half
3	bn	Fresh sorrel
1	c	Whipping cream
		Salt and pepper; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

IN A STOCK POT, over low heat, melt the butter and add the onion, carrot,
celery and garlic. Let the vegetables cook, stirring, until limp, about 15
minutes, being careful not to brown. Add the split peas, stock, ham hock
and lemon and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30
minutes, or until the peas are completely soft. Remove the ham hock and the
lemon. Add the sorrel and cream. Transfer to a food processor or blender
and puree until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve. Taste for salt and
pepper and adjust as desired. Serve this soup piping hot or well chilled.
NOTE: If the soup is chilled, thin it with an additional cup of stock,
low-sodium broth or water.
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