5-Star Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow onions chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 & 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper freshly ground
- 2 cups carrots medium diced (3-4 carrots)
- 1 cup red boiling potatoes medium diced, unpeeled
- 1 lb dried split green peas
- 8 cups chicken stock or water
Instructions
- Add 2 tbsp olive oil to a saucepan followed by chopped onion and minced garlic. Mix to combine. Next, add 1 & 1/2 tsp of kosher salt, 1 tsp of pepper, and 1/2 tsp of dried oregano. Stir around and let the onion and garlic cook. After this, add the diced carrots, diced red potatoes, 8 cups of chicken stock, and 1/2 cup of dried split peas. Let it simmer for 40 minutes.
- Halfway through the cooking, add another half a cup of dried split peas and continue to let the soup simmer.
