Grand Ma Style Pea Soup

Grand Ma Style Pea Soup              10 Servings:

Ingredients:
1.5 kg of ham bone, (Preferably) cut in cubes
2 lt of vegetable or, chicken or, pork or, veal stock or, water
250 gm of ham, small cubes
2 cups of split peas, washed, rinsed
2 cups of onions, chopped
2-3 bay leaves
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 tea spoon of butter
1 tea spoon of olive oil
1/2 cup of white wine
1 tea spoon of (freshly squeezed) lemon/lime juice
salt-pepper

1 cup of parsley leaves, chopped

Method:
First, in a stock pot put the oil and cook the onion very lightly for 1 min. Then, add the wine and cook it for 2 more min. Add everything else, except the lemon/lime juice & salt-pepper and start to simmer for about 2.5 hours on a medium heat. Make sure you take off all the scums which forms while you are simmering the soup. Use a spider or, a slotted/perforated spoon to scum the soup. Now, discard the bone and the bay leaves. Add the lemon/lime juice. Season with salt-pepper. Garnish with parsley leaves. Serve hot. Excellent!