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Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry is for Soup.

Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry takes 180 minutes to cook.

Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry are:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 celery rib, sliiced
2 medium potatoes, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
1 meaty ham bone
1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas
salt & pepper
hot sauce (optional)
1/4 cup sherry wine

Here is how you make Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry:

Rinse & soak the peas ahead of time. 1. In a large pot heat oil add onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and carrot saute for 5 minutes add garlic, oregano, bay leaf, salt, pepper & ham bone stir 1 minute. Add peas and cover with enough water to completely submerge all ingredients by a couple inches. 2. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 3-4 hours, until thickened be sure to stir throughout the cooking. The longer you cook it the thicker it gets. 3. Take out the bay leaf and bone and discard. Blend in a blender or with an immersion blender to make it very smooth. 4. Season with hot pepper sauce and black pepper Drizzle with sherry. Serve with a lightly dressed salad and toasted baguette. Serves 6 people. Note: The nutritional info doesn't have the ham bone or the bay leaf in it since you don't eat those. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KARINSKANH.

The nutritional information for Hearty Split Pea Soup with Sherry is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 151.5

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 62.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
• Protein: 6.6 g