Split Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

13 c. water and/or vegetable stock
1 1/2 lb. dried split green peas (about 3 1/2 c.)
6 leeks, sliced
4 carrots, sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp. savory
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Heat peas and water to boiling in a large kettle. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Add remaining ingredients to peas. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 2 hours or until soup is thick enough to stand a spoon in. Serve with pumpernickel bread. If desired, slice a ring of \"lite\" kielbasa and add to soup for the last 15 minutes of cooking.