Andersen's Split Pea Soup - Copy

Andersen's Pea Soup is so good, but we can't purchase it in Colorado, so I had made a copycat recipe that is GOOD!




  Ingredients:

• 2 cups green split peas
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 tsp thyme
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled into very small pieces
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Sort the peas and rinse them clean.
• Combine the peas, celery, carrot, onion, thyme, bay leaf and cayenne in a soup pot and cover with eight cups of water.
• Bring the pot to a boil. Keep at a high simmer for 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to a low simmer. Let the mixture cook for another 25-30 minutes till the peas are completely tender. Towards the end of cooking, add the seasoned salt, then add salt and pepper to taste.
• Once the peas are tender, put the hot mixture in a blender and liquefy.
  
  
  Pour the liquid soup into a large serving bowl and enjoy!  
  
  
  Note: We like eating this soup with croutons and veggie bacon bits!