This split pea soup recipe is dried split peas cooked with ham, carrot, and onion until thick. It is not ham and beans or a vegetable soup.
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Split Pea Soup
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Split Pea Soup. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (450g) green split peas, rinsed
- 1 cup diced ham
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups (1.4L) chicken broth
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Soften the onion and carrot in a pot for 5 minutes. Add garlic.
- Add peas, ham, bay, and broth.
- Simmer 60 to 70 minutes, stirring now and then, until the peas collapse. Season and pull the bay leaf.
Notes
Stir toward the end. Split peas settle and scorch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Peas
No soak. They break down on their own.
Ham
Diced ham, or a hock you pull apart later.
Thickness
Add broth if it stands up stiffer than you want.
Bay
Out before you serve.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Instant pot?
About 15 minutes at pressure, then a natural release.
Storage
Fridge, 4 days. It turns solid and loosens when reheated.
Freeze
Up to 2 months.
Color
Green peas stay greenish. Yellow peas make a gold soup.
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