New Year's Day Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	355ml	Dried black-eyed peas
4 tablespoons	60ml	Bacon fat or salted butter
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped yellow onions
3		Leeks, white part only - thinly sliced
4		Celery ribs - coarsely chopped
3		Carrots - peeled, chopped
4		Garlic cloves - minced
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Dried thyme - divided
8 cups	1896ml	Chicken or beef stock
1		Ham hock with lots of meat on it
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Sort peas, and soak overnight in water just to cover.

Melt the bacon fat or butter in a large stock pot. Add onions, leeks, celery, carrots and garlic. Cook over low heat until the vegetables are tender.

Stir in 1 teaspoon thyme and the stock. Add the ham hock and peas. Bring the soup to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat, and simmer until peas are tender, about 40 minutes, skimming occasionally.

Remove ham hock, and let it cool slightly. Remove the meat from the bones, and put the meat in the soup. Correct seasoning.

Before reheating, add another 1/2 teaspoon of thyme and additional black pepper, if desired.

This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Source:
Jo Merrill/Dakotah on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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