Split Pea and Ham Soup
Split Pea and Ham Soup

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, split pea and ham soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

I did a few things my old way such as simmered my ham. Use leftover ham to make split pea soup prep even easier. You'll turn to this split pea soup with ham all winter long. Drain the peas and set aside.

Split Pea and Ham Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Split Pea and Ham Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.

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

This split pea and ham soup turns out creamy and delicious every time, all thanks to your slow cooker. Salty ham balances out the peas' light, earthy flavor, while the potatoes slowly release their starches to create the perfect silky texture. When I want split pea soup in a hurry, my pressure cooker is my best friend! Here I chopped up some of my leftover ham and sauteed it as my garnish.

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.

When I want split pea soup in a hurry, my pressure cooker is my best friend! Here I chopped up some of my leftover ham and sauteed it as my garnish. This bone was leftover from mt Apricot-Rum Glazed Ham recipe. When making soups and stews in the pressure cooker, very little liquid evaporates. The pressure cooker makes short work of pea soup, cooking the dried peas in half the time it would traditionally take and doing all the work of the blender as well.

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