Pea Soup with Pork

== Description ==
=== Ingredients ===
* 1	lb	(2 c) dried yellow Swedish Peas -=OR=- domestic yellow split Peas	
* 5	cup	Cold water	
* 2	med	onions, finely chopped	
* 1	med	Onion, whole, peeled and studded with 2 cloves	
* 1	lb	Lean salt Pork, in 1 piece	
* 1	tsp	Majoram leaf -=OR=-	
* 1/4	tsp	Marjoam powder	
* 1/2	tsp	thyme	
* 	 	salt
== Directions ==
* Wash the dried Peas in cold running water and place them in saucepan.
* Cover with 5 cups cold water and boil over high heat.
* Boil briskly for 2 or 3 minutes and let the Peas soak in the water for an hour.
* Skim off any pea husks that may have risen to the surface, add the finely chopped Onion, the whole Onion, salt Pork, marjoram and thyme
* Boil again.
* Immediately lower heat and simmer with pot partially covered for about 1 1/4 hours 
 
* Remove the whole Onion and the salt Pork from the soup and cut the Pork in slices 
 
== See also ==
Category:Marjoram Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes
Category:Pork Recipes
Category:Soup Recipes
Category:Swedish Recipes
Category:Swedish Soups
Category:Thyme Recipes