Ingredients:

• 1 pack green split peas (500g)
• 2 Liters of water
• 2 carrots
• 5 potatoes
• 2 onions
• 50 ml cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 500 g meat (beef stew), chicken, or pork trotters
• Rosemary
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 4 Garlic Cloves

Method:

• 1. Prepare the veggies by washing, peeling and chopping them up (onions, potatoes and carrots).
• 2. Cook the meat of choice by boiling in water with a pinch of salt until soft (almost soft enough to fall off the bone).
• 3. Add the carrots and potatoes to the pot with meat and cook until the broth reduces.
• 4. Sauté the onions until caramelized.
• 5. Add the meat and carrots to the onions and cook further.
• 6. Cook the split peas separately by boiling the entire pack in 2 Liters of water. You may need to add water if it boils down before cooking thoroughly. Cook until the peas loose shape, with continuous stirring.
• 7. Add the chopped carrots and potatoes, caramelized onions and meat to the pea soup.
• 8. Add salt and black pepper to taste. For a little kick you can add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
• 9. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
• 10. Serve the soup with a side of bread, vetkoek (fat cake), or maize pap