Curried Split Pea Soup (Recipe)

Zip up the flavor of traditional split pea soup with curry powder.  Give the soup an added flavor boost at the end of the cooking time by stirring in a little additional spice.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package dried green split peas, rinsed, and picked over

1 medium onion, chopped

6 cups boiling water

2 1/2 tablespoons Madras curry powder

6 carrots, peeled and chopped

2 celery ribs, chopped

1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt, or more to taste

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or more to taste

1 cup chopped Canadian bacon

Steps

1.   In a 4 to 5 quart electric slow cooker, mix together all the ingredients except 1/2 tablespoon of the curry powder.

2.  Cover and cook on the low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.  Stir in the remaining 1/2 tablespoon curry powder.  Add more seasoned salt and pepper to taste, if needed.