Pea Soup With Chorizo And Chipotle Peppers

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 celery, sliced
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2-1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 lb chorizo sausage, sliced browned and grease discarded
• 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas
• salt & pepper
• 1 -2 chipotle chile in adobo, diced your choice to remove seeds
• hot sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot heat oil add onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and carrot saute for 5 minutes add garlic, oregano, bay leaf, salt, pepper 1-2 minutes. add sausage, chipotles, peas, and cover with enough water to completely submerge all ingredients by a couple inches.
• 2 bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer for about 3-4 hours, until thickened be sure to stir throughout the cooking. the longer you cook it the thicker it gets.
• 3 season with hot pepper sauce and black pepper.
• 4 optional-blend all but meat in a blender to smooth out.
• 5 garnish with croutons and or sausage slices.