Yellow Split Pea Recipe

For slow cooker

1. Rinse and sort peas carefully. Check for small pebbles or other foreign items from the fields.
2. Brown the ham bone in a heavy bottom pan over medium high for a few minutes. Add to crockpot.
3. Reduce heat to medium. In the same pan, saute the vegetables for about 5 minutes until soft. Add garlic, continue to saute for a minute ore two.
4. Add vegetables to slow cooker.
5. Add peas and stock. If stock doesn't cover the food, add enough water to cover. Add herbs and spices.
6. Slow cook on low for 6-8 hours, until thick and peas are soft. If your bone isn't meaty enough, add diced ham the last hour just to heat through. Remove ham bone and discard.
7. Remove the bone from the soup and cut any meat left on the bone into bite sized pieces. Add to soup.
8. Remove bay leaf and thyme sprig.
9. Season with salt and pepper to taste after soup is done. Depending on how salty your ham is, you may not need to add any salt.

For stovetop

1. Use a Dutch oven to do the same thing as you would do in the slow cooker. (First 5 instruction lines.
2. Cook on low heat for 1-2 hours until peas and vegetables are soft. If your bone isn't meaty enough, add diced ham the last hour just to heat through. Remove ham bone and discard.
3. Remove the bone from the soup and cut any meat left on the bone into bite sized pieces. Add to soup.
4. Remove bay leaf and thyme sprig.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste after soup is done. Depending on how salty your ham is, you may not need to add any salt.

For instant pot

1. See important notes below.
2. Rinse and sort peas carefully. Check for small pebbles or other foreign items from the fields.
3. Brown ham with your pressure cooker on saute mode. Remove bone and add vegetables. Add a splash of oil if needed.
4. Scrape the bottom of the instant pot well to avoid a burn notice. Add peas, liquid and herbs and spices.
5. Attach lid. Set vent to sealing. Set to Pressure cook mode high. Set timer for 15 minutes. Let pressure naturally release for 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Remove the bone from the soup and cut any meat left on the bone into bite sized pieces. Add to soup.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste after soup is done. Depending on how salty your ham is, you may not need to add any salt.
8. Remove bay leaf and thyme sprig.