Slow Simmered Split Pea and Ham Soup

Name: Slow Simmered Split Pea and Ham Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 10 serving
Ingredients: 1 lb of dried split peas; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 small sweet yellow onion; 3 carrots; 3 stalks of celery; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 ham hock; 8 cups of chicken stock; 1 bay leaf; Sea Salt and Freshly Cracked Pepper

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 40 mins
Servings
10
Course
Soup, Lunch
Cuisine
American

Slow Simmered Split Pea and Ham Soup

Kian Meyer

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Ingredients

Servings

1 lb of dried split peas
2 tsp olive oil
1 small sweet yellow onion diced
3 carrots peeled and diced
3 stalks of celery diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 ham hock extra fat removed from the outside of the hock
8 cups of chicken stock
1 bay leaf
Sea Salt and Freshly Cracked Pepper to taste

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Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery and cook stirring occasionally for 4-5 minutes.
Add garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds before adding stock, split peas, ham hock, bay leaf, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Make sure all fat and bone have been remove from the soup. Taste and re-season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Remove the bay leaf and ladle into bowls. Serve with salad and bread if desired. Enjoy.
Cover and cook over low heat for at least 3-3 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Slowly break up the ham from the bone a little every time you stir the soup then remove any fat or bone from the ham hock along the way.
Make sure all fat and bone have been removed from the soup. Taste and re-season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Remove the bay leaf and ladle into bowls. Serve with salad and bread if desired. Enjoy.