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Slow Simmered Split Pea and Ham Soup
5 from 3 votes

Slow Simmered Split Pea and Ham Soup

Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 10
Course: Soup, Lunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 lb split peas dried
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 onion diced, small sweet yellow
  • 3 carrot peeled and diced
  • 3 celery diced, stalks
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ham hock extra fat removed from the outside of the hock
  • 8 cups chicken stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked
  • black pepper to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked

Instructions

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  1. 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.  
  2. Add garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds before adding stock, split peas, ham hock, bay leaf, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Remove the bay leaf and ladle into bowls. Serve with salad and bread if desired. Enjoy.