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Gary's Heavenly Soups
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Pea Soup
When I was a kid, my mom was famous for her "hot dog" soup, which I refused to even try because didn't eat anything that looked green and slimy.  I was in my late teens before I even chanced a sip -- and have been hooked ever since. My mom, Nomi, got the recipe from her mother-in-law, my Nana Mary, but it requires two days of cooking. My recipe is simpler and quicker and still very tasty because I  use their trick of  substituting kosher hot dogs for the traditional ham.
Pea soup
Simple to make -- tastes great!

Soup ingredients:
1 tsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
3-4 medium carrots, sliced 1/4-inch thick
20 oz. split peas, rinsed and drained
3-4 kosher hot dogs, quartered lengthwise, then sliced to make little wedges
12 cups organic chicken broth or stock
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sea salt (or more to taste)

Recipe:
-In a soup pot, heat olive oil at medium heat, add chopped onions, sliced carrots and minced garlic and saute until they soften and start to carmelize (5 to 10 minutes).
-Add rinsed split peas and toss around to mix with other ingredients.
-Add chicken stock, salt and pepper. Cover (slightly ajar) and boil vigorously 30 minutes.
- Turn down heat. Add hot dog wedges and simmer 30 minutes or until peas are broken down into mush. Add water or broth to thin as necessary.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
NOTE: I usually reduce heat to lowest setting and let it sit for an hour or more to help blend the flavors.

Recipe makes 6-7 pints. Enjoy!
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