Name: Tackee David's Split Pea with Ham
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Dried split peas - 1 pound; Water - 8 cups; Meaty ham bone - 1; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Dried marjoram leaves, crushed - ¼ teaspoon; Dried thyme leaves, crushed - ¼ teaspoon; Garlic powder - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper, or to taste - ½ teaspoon; Chopped celery - 1 cup; Salt, or to taste - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Tackee David's Split Pea with Ham

1. Dried split peas 1 pound

2. Water 8 cups

3. Meaty ham bone 1

4. Chopped onion 1 cup

5. Dried marjoram leaves, crushed ¼ teaspoon

6. Dried thyme leaves, crushed ¼ teaspoon

7. Garlic powder ¼ teaspoon

8. Ground black pepper, or to taste ½ teaspoon

9. Chopped celery 1 cup

10. Salt, or to taste ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Tackee David's Split Pea with Ham

1 . Stage

Place the peas and water into a large soup pot over medium heat; bring to a boil, boil for 2 minutes, and set aside off the heat to cool for 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Place the ham bone into the pot with the peas, and stir in onion, marjoram, thyme, garlic powder, and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to a simmer, cover the pot, and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove the ham bone, and cut as much ham as possible from the bone; chop the ham, and return to the soup. Stir in celery. Discard ham bone. Bring soup back to a simmer, and cook for 45 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt.