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Split Pea with Ham Soup
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Split Pea with Ham Soup

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Servings 8
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

  • Large Dutch oven

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ onion diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 lb ham steak diced
  • 7-8 cups of chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 1 lb bag of dried split peas rinsed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
  • 1-2 carrots diced
  • 1-2 stalks of celery diced
  • 1 large russet potato peeled and diced

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven pot over medium heat. Cook the onion until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic and ham & cook for 60 seconds.
  • Add the stock, split peas, bay leaf to the pot, and salt and pepper, to taste. Cook over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
  • Add the carrots, celery and potatoes then cook for an additional 30-45 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf.
  • If you want it to be a bit thicker, mix with an immersion blender for a few seconds. Enjoy.