This sounds like my father’s recipe for lentil soup. I loved it when I was a kid and my own kids adored it too.
Again it starts with a big ham bone with a lot of meat left on it, to which one adds chicken broth, bacon pieces, sauteed onion, sliced carrots, celery, potatoes, a couple of bay leaves, and lentils soaked overnight. Throw ‘em all together and simmer for four hours. Make enough for freezing. Great with cornbread and some greens.
But with any of these recipes, remember the most important ingredient: don’t forget the Beano!
I’m dying to make a pot of split pea soup a la my mom’s, but don’t know where to get a ham bone with meat still on it. Do you make a deal with a butcher or what?