Creole Pea Soup

== Ingredients ==
* 1 lb. soup meat
* ¼ lb. salt beef
* 2 tbsp oil or margarine
* ½ cup split peas
* 2 pints water or stock
* 1 lb ground provisions
* 1 onion
* 2 tsp salt (less if salt beef is used)
* ¼ tsp black pepper
* eschallot, celery, thyme
== Directions ==
# Clean, wash and soak peas overnight.
# Next day was and cut up eschallot, celery, thyme, onion and meat.
# Soak salt meat for ½ hour before cutting up.
# Heat oil till smoking, lightly fry the onion and eschallot and set aside.
# Brown any lean meat but not bone or salt beef.
# Put water or stock, meat and peas to cook in a covered pot.
# Bring to the boil.
# Skim well and add prepared seasonings.
# Reduce heat and simmer till peas are thoroughly softened and broken down (about an hour), swizzle if necessary.
# Peel and wash provisions, cut into neat pieces or dice, add to the soup with salt and cook till soft (about 30 minutes).
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