Yellow Split Pea and Frankfurter Soup

This soup is the perfect comfort food!!! Warms to the toes! It is a thick soup with frankfurter chunks for that extra flavor. You can substitute chopped ham for the frankfurters.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 434 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon ground mace
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 large carrot, finely chopped
• 8 frankfurters, sliced
• 2 ribs celery, diced
• 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
• 2 ½ cups dried yellow split peas

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; cook to soften, but not brown, about 7 minutes.

Step 2

Mix in the mace and split peas. Stir in the stock; cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the peas are soft.

Step 3

Season with salt and pepper. Stir in frankfurters, and heat through.