Pea Soup
1 lbs bag peas
½ small onion
1 can hominy
1 meaty ham bone
½ cup butter
Garlic powder, salt, pepper, bay leaves, basil
Soak peas for 1.5-2 hours
Boil and simmer ham bone at same time. Save broth.
When done, sauté onions in butter. Remove ham from bone and add to onions. Drain peas.
Combine peas, onion/ham mix, seasonings, and 4 cups broth from ham bone (can use chicken broth or water). Simmer for an hour. Add hominy. Simmer another hour or until thick.
