The Harem's Recipe Book - Soups

Ingredients

• 1 bag green split peas (the one I used was 16 oz.)
• 3 carrots
• 1 yellow onion (not a monster, just good size)
• 4 or 5 potatoes (again, not humungous, just a decent size)
• 4 basil leaves
• salt
• 1 large onion sliced or 10 green onions sliced
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger finely chopped
• 1 64 oz can tomato juice or 4 15 oz cans of plain tomato sauce
• 2 cups of water
• 1/4 cup cooking wine/table wine
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 8 oz fresh mushrooms sliced
• salt and coarse pepper
• 8 cups of water
• 4 large chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 large onion sliced
• 1 cup of rice, preferably not instant
• 8 oz of mushrooms sliced
• 1 tbsp lemon grass finely sliced (optional)
• 1/4 tsp. coarse ground pepper
• 1 hard-boiled egg (optional)