panda's split pea with ham soup

Recipe by
Corinne Mihelic
Charleston, WV

• I make this after I bake a ham. I use the leftover ham & bone.

yield 8 -12
prep time 12 Hr
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For panda's split pea with ham soup

  • 1 lb
    split green peas
  • 1 lg
    ham bone
  • 3 qt
    water
  • 2-3 c
    ham - cubed
  • 1/4 - 1/2 c
    onions - chopped
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • 3 Tbsp
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    kosher salt
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp
    fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 c
    whole milk

How To Make panda's split pea with ham soup

  • 1
    Wash and soak peas over night cover in hot water.
  • 2
    Drain and put peas into 5 Qt. Dutch oven and cover with water, add ham bone and onion. Boil until peas are soft (about an hour or so).
  • 3
    Remove ham bone and use an emersion blender to thoroughly blend pea mixture or you can put it in a food processor to blend. Put back into pot.
  • 4
    Add cubed ham and heat through on medium to low heat while you're making the roux.
  • 5
    In a sauce pan melt butter, blend in the flour, salt & pepper. Heat until mixture bubbles to make a roux. Stir constantly so it doesn’t burn, this can happen very quickly!
  • 6
    Remove roux from heat. Add milk gradually stirring constantly with a whisk. Put back onto heat and bring to a rapid boil, cook 1-2 minutes longer stirring often.
  • 7
    Blend into pea mixture, heat thoroughly.

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