Recipe: Yummy Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham

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Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham. Place all ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. 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.

Use leftover ham to make split pea soup prep even easier.

You'll turn to this split pea soup with ham all winter long.

Split pea soup cooked with a ham bone is simple and delicious with a rich stock made from onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaves.

You can have Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham

1. It’s 1 bag of split dried peas rinsed very well (I do not soak my split peas overnight).

2. It’s 1-2 of medium to large carrots cleaned and chopped into round nickel size.

3. You need 1 stalk of celery cleaned and diced, I do not dice the white or the leaf stalks of the celery. I toss in the diced and the rest using them for flavour.

4. Prepare of Option: ham (I cubed for her) I prefer no meat, although ham adds flavour.

5. You need 2 of medium boxes : I do not measure : I covered the peas with Organic Low Sodium Chicken broth.

6. You need 1 of large sweet onion diced.

7. It’s 2 cloves of garlic minced.

8. You need of Milk about 1 to 1-1/2 cups.

9. You need Dash of nutmeg.

10. It’s of Salt and pepper to taste.. I used kosher salt and fresh ground peppet.

Split pea soup is classic comfort food.

This version is a basic combination of green split peas, ham, vegetables, and seasonings.

This basic pea soup is cooked on the stovetop, but with just a few alterations, it may be cooked in the slow cooker.

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, bring the peas, water and oil to a boil.

Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham instructions

1. Using a large heavy gage pot. I used about 1/4 cup of olive oil..

2. I allowed the pot get hot, poured out n rinsed split peas with diced carrots, onion, garlic, all of the celery pieces.

3. Sauté until the vegetables are almost tender. Pour in slowly both boxes of low sodium chicken broth. Stir,.

4. Place heat on medium high until it almost boils. Turn heat on low, allow to cook, about 20 minutes.

5. Option: I like mine creamy, I use unsweetened almond milk. My friend brought skim milk..

6. Once the soup is almost finished I like to use an Emersion hand blender to help thicken my soup.

7. Option: I like a teaspoon full of A good plain green yogurt on top.

8. Last but not least Enjoy 😊.

Combine the peas, hocks, carrots, celery and onions in a large soup pot or Dutch oven.

Tie the parsley, thyme and bay leaf together with kitchen string.

Drain the peas and set aside.

Remove the ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone.

Discard bone; dice meat and return to soup.