Split Pea and Ham Soup
Split Pea and Ham Soup

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I did simmer my soup on stovetop throughout the day for many hours (definitely stirring occasionaly). My husband stated that this was the ABSOLUTE BEST SPLIT PEA & HAM SOUP I have ever made. Thank you for the added tips and directions on adding ingredients in a "different way"!

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have split pea and ham soup using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:
  1. Make ready 1 1/2 lb dried split peas divided
  2. Get 10 1/2 cup water divided
  3. Prepare 3 chicken bouillon cubes for 6 cups of water
  4. Make ready 2 lb ham on bone
  5. Get 4 clove garlic, minced
  6. Prepare 2 carrots, sliced
  7. Take 2 celery stalks including leaves, sliced
  8. Get 1/2 onion, chopped
  9. Get 3 red potatoes, cubed
  10. Prepare 1 Bay leaf
  11. Take 2 pinch white pepper
  12. Take 1 pinch Cheyenne pepper
  13. Take fresh ground black pepper
  14. Make ready chopped cooked bacon *optional

You'll turn to this split pea soup with ham all winter long. Add ham bone to the peas, along with chopped onion, bay leaf, garlic powder, marjoram, thyme, and pepper, and bring the soup to a boil. Homemade Split Pea and Ham Soup is a classic, comforting soup, perfect for the cold winter weather. Thick with heart-healthy split peas, chunks of smoky ham and lots of nutritious vegetables.

Instructions to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:
  1. Sort then rinse peas. In a large pot, combine 1lb peas, 8 cups of hot water, chicken bouillon and ham, then bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 min stirring occasionally.
  2. While that's cooking chop all vegetables. After first half hour add the vegetables and seasonings for 30 more minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. In second pot add 2 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 lb of peas on medium heat for 30 min.
  3. Once desired tenderness is reached remove the ham and trim the meat off the bone and discard along with excess fat. Chop meat and add back to soup along with extra peas and water. Mix well and serve.

Top with crisp bacon crumbles and serve with chunks of crusty bread. Melt butter and oil in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add celery, onion, carrot, and salt. Split pea and ham soup is just about the easiest, least fussy soup you'll ever make, and this time-tested recipe is one you'll come to rely on whenever you need a comforting meal. Just replace the split peas (and carrots) with just about any other type dried pea or bean (leave in the carrots with navy or great northern beans), and you have a great soup.

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