Swedish Yellow Pea Soup | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or butter
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• 1 large carrot, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 pinches ground cloves
• 3 ham hocks
• 8 to 10 cups water
• 1 pound dried yellow peas, rinsed and picked over
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Salt, to taste, if necessary*