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split pea soup w/ham

(1 rating)
ansky714 avatar
Recipe by
Lora DiGs
@ansky714
Monroe Township, NJ

OKAY HERE GOES MY STORY ...I HAD TO MAKE MY SOUP LASTNITE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS GOING AS THE EXORCIST FOR A HALLOWEEN PARTY....NEED I GO ON?...OH DID I MENTION DELICIOUS :)

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For split pea soup w/ham

  • 1 bag
    split green peas, dried.... 1lb 2 oz
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 lg
    onion, finely chopd
  • 1 lg
    carrot, finely chopd
  • 1 stalk
    celery, finely chopd
  • 4 c
    chicken broth
  • 4 c
    water (addl. water needd to cover peas)
  • 1
    ham bone (mine was frozen for a few months wen i servd a spiral ham) or u can use smoked ham chopped ....as much as u want :)
  • 1 tsp
    thyme, fresh or 1/4 tsp dried
  • 2 lg
    bay leaves
  • s n p to taste

How To Make split pea soup w/ham

  • 1
    IN A STRAINER RINSE PEAS UNDER COLD WATER THEN PUT INTO SAUCEPAN N COVER WITH WATER N BOIL FOR A FEW MINUTES. TAKE A SPOON N SKIM OFF FOAM THAT DEVELOPS THEN DRAIN THE PEAS.
  • 2
    IN A LARGE SOUP POT HEAT OLIVE OIL N ADD CHOPD ONION N COOK FOR 3 MINUTES UNTIL SOFTEND. ADD THE CARROTS N CELERY N COOK FOR AN ADDTL 2 MINUTES.
  • 3
    ADD PEAS N POUR IN THE CHICKEN STOCK AND WATER N STIR TO COMBINE ...BRING JUST TO A BOIL N REDUCE HEAT.
  • 4
    ADD THYME N BAY LEAVES...STIR ....THEN ADD HAM BONE AND/OR HAM PIECES ...COVER POT N SIMMER FOR 1 1/2 HOURS.
  • 5
    REMOVE HAM BONE (IF USING) N BAY LEAVES . WITH AN EMERSION BLENDER ...BLEND SOUP BUT LEAVE SOME HAM CHUNKS ( THATS THE WAY WE LIKE IT) TASTE TO C IF S n P IS NEEDD. IF TIME ALLOWS LET SOUP SIT FOR A HALF HOUR TO THICKN...ENJOY :)
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