French American Pea Soup

== Description ==
=== Ingredients ===
* 1/2 lb Bacon 
* 10 baby carrots, chopped 
* 1 red onion, diced 
* 1 lb split Peas, sorted and rinsed 
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme 
* 7 cups water 
* 2 bay leaves 
* salt 
* sour cream 
* Tabasco sauce or hot sauce, of choice 
* fresh chives, chopped 
== Directions ==
* In a saucepan cook the Bacon till it's done for 15 minutes 
* Remove Bacon, break or chop it up coarsely 
* Add the carrots, Onion, thyme, and bay leaves to the pan toss to coat with pan drippings 
* Cook 5 mintues . 
* Add split Peas and cooked Bacon, stir well and cook another 5 minutes. 
* Add 8 cups of water and boil, then reduce heat and simmer. 
* When the Peas have absorbed about half the water, add salt to taste 
* Continue to simmer until the Peas are very soft and almost 
* Stir and check often to ensure the bottom does not burn
* Remove bay leaves and place soup in bowls. 
Garnish each with a dollop of sour cream.
== See also ==
Category:American Soups
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Chives Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes
Category:Red onion Recipes
Category:Soup Recipes
Category:Thyme Recipes