Pea soup with ham is a hearty and flavorful soup that is perfect for a cold winter day or a casual gathering with friends and family. The combination of savory ham, tender peas, and aromatic vegetables creates a comforting and delicious dish. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the process of creating the perfect pea soup with ham, ensuring a delightful dining experience that will satisfy your taste buds and warm your soul.
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HAM AND SPLIT PEA SOUP RECIPE - A GREAT SOUP
With the slightly sweet, somewhat salty, and subtly smoky flavor of the ham, this hearty soup is the ideal fall or winter soup -- a great one for lunches, or as a starter for dinner.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup
Time 1h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the butter in a large soup pot over medium-low heat. Stir in onion, celery, and sliced garlic. Cook slowly until the onions are translucent but not brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Mix in ham, bay leaf, and split peas. Pour in chicken stock and water. Stir to combine, and simmer slowly until the peas are tender and the soup is thick, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally. Season with salt and black pepper to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.7 calories, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 39.8 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 15 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 1186.7 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP
Easy and delicious! Very thick and hearty! Freezes well! (I always make a double batch and freeze 2/3.) Update: If you overcook, the soup will get even thicker than usual! and turn a little bit of an olive drab color--it will still taste good though!
Provided by Dwynnie
Categories Ham
Time 8h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
- Pour in water. Do not stir!
- Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.
- Remove bones and bay leaf.
- Serve!
INSTANT POT® SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP
Cooking split peas under pressure makes them nearly instantly creamy. This recipe is very close to a classic split pea soup, but I have the option of cooking with or without a meaty ham bone. If you just have ham, it will be just as great with the combination of celery, carrots, onions, potatoes, and split peas. Get ready for a thick and flavorful broth!
Provided by Diana71
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), and select Saute function. Add butter and olive oil; heat until butter is melted. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until onion is nearly translucent, about 3 minutes. Add ham and cook for 1 minute.
- Add potato; cook and stir to prevent anything from sticking to the bottom of the pot, for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 3 cups chicken broth, split peas, and bay leaves. Turn Saute function off.
- Close and lock the lid and seal the valve. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 15 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
- Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 12 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, 2 to 3 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
- Unlock and remove the lid. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper as desired. If soup is too thick, select Saute function and add remaining 1 cup chicken broth. Stir until heated through and desired consistency, about 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Serve immediately with Cheddar cheese sprinkled over top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526.3 calories, Carbohydrate 50.1 g, Cholesterol 56.7 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 17 g, Protein 29.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 2052 mg, Sugar 8.7 g
HAM BONE AND GREEN SPLIT PEA SOUP
Split pea soup is a great way to use a leftover Christmas ham bone!
Provided by Mark
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup
Time 2h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter and oil in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add celery, onion, carrot, and salt. Cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in peas and garlic. Nestle ham bone into the pot; add stock and diced ham. Fill pot with water to about 1 1/2 inches from the top. Mix and bring soup to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer, scraping the bottom of the pot and stirring every 30 minutes, until peas are mostly disintegrated, about 2 1/2 hours. Turn ham bone and skim surface for fat once every hour. Take bone out, remove any meat, and return meat to the pot. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Cholesterol 10.1 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 19.4 g, Protein 21.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 670 mg, Sugar 7 g
SLOW-COOKER HAM AND BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP
This recipe is proof that soup is a perfect food to slow cook. The low and slow cooking softens up the ham hock and infuses the black-eyed peas with loads of flavor, without turning them to mush. And after it's finished its flavoring duties, that ham hock still has more to give your soup. The meat that's clinging to the hock gets chopped into bits and added back in for a toothsome texture and heartiness that'll satisfy the whole family. So next time you need a set-it-and-forget-it family dinner, you know what to do.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 7h25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
- In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery; cook and stir 5 to 6 minutes or until vegetables soften. Add garlic and thyme; cook and stir 1 minute. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Add broth, black-eyed peas and ham hock to slow cooker.
- Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until meat on ham hock is tender and easily separated from bone.
- Remove ham hock. Remove ham from bone; discard bone. Shred ham; return to slow cooker, and stir.
- Skim off any excess fat from top of soup. Add parsley, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 9 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize About 1 1/2 Cups, Sodium 850 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 0 g
SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP I
This is a good way to use leftover ham, quite inexpensive, and VERY tasty. I hope that you enjoy it. Some people like to add carrots or other types of vegetables. Don't forget to serve with buttered bread toasted in the oven.
Provided by TEETOE
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas Split Pea Soup Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a medium pot, saute onions in oil. Add the split peas, ham bone, and enough water to cover ingredients; season with salt and pepper.
- Cover, and cook until there are no peas left, just a green liquid, 2 hours. While it is cooking, check to see if water has evaporated. You may need to add more water as the soup continues to cook.
- Once the soup is a green liquid remove from heat, and let stand so it will thicken. Once thickened you may need to heat through to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 413 calories, Carbohydrate 72.2 g, Fat 2.5 g, Fiber 29.6 g, Protein 28.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 18.6 mg, Sugar 10.8 g
SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP II
I am fifty years old, and I picked this recipe up watching my mother make it when I war young, and I'm sure she learned it from her mother. It's a great Split Pea soup recipe for the frugal. Serve with crusty French bread for dunking, a sprinkle of pepper and a pat of butter on the top of the soup.
Provided by Clinton C. Wigen
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes
Time P1DT20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the ham bone in a large pot over high heat. Add water to cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and let simmer overnight. Allow to cool and clean the stock, discarding the bone, excess fat, and any cartilage. Return any good ham meat to the pot and bring back to a boil.
- Add the onion, garlic and ground black pepper and allow to simmer for 1 hour. Then pour in the split peas and the carrots and allow to simmer for at least 1 more hour to allow the peas to break down. Stir together well and season to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.3 calories, Carbohydrate 38.2 g, Cholesterol 35.2 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 15.4 g, Protein 26.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 694.3 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
JUDY'S HEARTY SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP
This is my mom's recipe that she has been making since I was a kid. My husband never liked pea soup until he tried this one! My mom always makes it without the ham bone and just uses diced ham, but if you have bone in ham, you could put that in the soup while it's cooking. This hearty soup gets even tastier and thicker the next day when reheated. Goes great with crusty bread and butter!
Provided by Maizy Lou
Categories Vegetable
Time 3h30m
Yield 20 cups, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Rinse one bag of split peas. Bring to a boil with 7 cups of water and 1 can of chicken broth. Cover and turn off heat and let sit for 1 hour.
- Turn burner back on medium heat and add the ham, (bone if you have it), onions, salt, pepper, marjoram, and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to and allow to simmer on low for 1 1/2 hours.
- Add carrots, celery, and potatoes. Cover and simmer on low for 1 hour.
- Remove the bay leaf and bone (if using) and serve.
PRESSURE COOKER SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP
This is my Mom's famous split pea soup recipe that I adapted to the pressure cooker. It really cuts the cooking time-from several hours to about 30 min. Great for cold winter suppers.
Provided by KEA8019
Categories Beans
Time 40m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Fill pressure cooker with water and other ingredients, except Sherry.
- Make sure the pot is no more than half full.
- Put lid on cooker, place rocker (if model has one) on vent pipe and bring to high pressure.
- When at correct pressure start timing for 20 min.
- Let cooker release steam naturally.
- If using a pork bone, remove and pull all meat off and add to soup.
- Adjust salt to suit your taste at this point.
- Serve with a splash of Sherry if you wish.
- Note: You can start this recipe with frozen pork hock by first covering bone with 8 cups water and pressure cook as directed above for about 30 min.
- then cold water release pressure and add all other ingredients.
- Replace lid, bring to pressure and time for 10 more min.
- and let pressure naturally drop.
HAM AND BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP WITH COLLARD GREENS
Categories Soup/Stew Bean Leafy Green Quick & Easy Kwanzaa Ham Winter Healthy Collard Greens Simmer Gourmet
Yield Makes about 4 cups, serving 2 as a main course.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Chop onion and garlic and cut ham into 1/4-inch dice. In a 3-quart saucepan cook onion, garlic, and ham in oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is pale golden.
- While onion mixture is cooking, discard stems and center ribs from collards and finely chop leaves. Add collards, broth, and water to onion mixture and simmer until collards are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Rinse and drain black-eyed peas. In a bowl mash half of peas with a fork. Stir mashed and whole peas into soup and simmer 5 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper and stir in vinegar.
HAM AND SPLIT PEA SOUP (EMERIL LAGASSE)
Oh my, oh my is this ever good. I skipped the Parmesan Truffled Potato Chips and didn't miss it. I like to make split pea soup when I've just made a ham to make good use of the ham bone. I also re-used some of the water I cooked the ham hock in instead of getting fresh water. This is a definite "make again" recipe, and I don't make very many recipes twice. Recipe courtesy of Food Network.
Provided by AmyZoe
Categories Beans
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Place the peas in a large pot or bowl, cover with water by 2 inches and soak 8 hours or overnight. Drain the peas and set aside.
- Score the ham hock. Place in a pot, covered with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer 1 hour. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the celery and the carrots and cook, stirring, until just soft, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
- Add the ham hock and the ham and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown. Add the drained peas, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes, and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add 8 cups of water, the bayleaf and thyme, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the peas are tender, about 1 hour (add more water as needed, if the soup becomes too thick or dry).
- Remove the bay leaf and discard. Adjust the seasoning to taste, and serve immediately with Parmesan Truffled Chips on top.
- Parmesan Truffled Potato Chips:
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot to between 340 and 350 degrees.
- Pat the potatoes completely dry. Add to the oil in batches and cook until golden brown, stirring with a long handled spoon to turn and cook evenly, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and place in a large bowl. Toss with the cheese, truffle oil, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately.
COUNTRY STYLE SMOKED SAUSAGE, HAM AND SPLIT PEA SOUP
This is the soup I make after I have baked my Recipe #262247. This soup uses split peas, but you can just as easily use yellow or red split lentils instead (same weight and cooking instructions). Many old style recipes require that the split peas are soaked overnight before starting recipes but this is not normally necessary nowadays. However, be sure to read the packet instructions carefully. If the split peas are soaked overnight their cooking time can be reduced to around 40 minutes. This recipe does not require overnight soaking however. If you have made my Recipe #262247, you will not need to add the vegetables listed here - unless you want extra vegetables, as the stock will already contain them. The cooking time will then depend on the split peas or lentils only. This serves 4 hungry people in large, deep soup bowls as a main course soup dish. It is wonderful with crusty bread rolls or baguette. This also makes a fabulous soup to take on a picnic in the Autumn or Winter, just what the doctor ordered!
Provided by French Tart
Categories Stocks
Time 4h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- WHICH GAMMON or HAM?.
- I used a cooked boneless ham joint throughout this recipe. If you use an uncooked ham, you will need to cook it (see instructions below) which will leave you with homemade stock for the soup.
- Sometimes ham or gammon can be very salty, especially gammon from supermarkets. To remove most of the salt, soak the gammon in water for two hours before cooking and pour away the water. Then simmer it for 15 minutes, pour away the water and add new water for the remaining cooking time.
- If the ham or gammon joint you buy is too large, put what is left in the fridge and use it for sandwiches,or as a main meal another time.
- As a very easy alternative, use pre-cooked ham which saves all the bother of cooking your own ham / gammon joint. If you decide to use pre-cooked ham, just ignore the first step of the recipe, OR you might have cooked my Celebration Spiced Ham with Orange and Marmalade glaze already - so the stock base and ham will be done!
- Whatever ham or gammon is used, it's fine if it is smoked or un-smoked - I used un-smoked.
- Cooking the Ham or Gammon:.
- Pour 3 pints of water into a largish pan and bring to the boil. Turn the heat down until the water is simmering (barely boiling). Place the uncooked gammon in the pan. If the gammon is covered half way to all the way by the water you're OK. Chop the gammon into smaller pieces if it's not at least half covered. The cooking method is the same whatever ham or gammon joint you use. Cook for around 50 minutes.
- Turn the ham over about half way through cooking.
- Immediately after the ham is put on to cook, start on the vegetables.
- Cooking the Soup:.
- Chop up the onions and carrots into small cubes, and place all the vegetables, split peas and chopped parsley into a pan, pour in the stock and bring to the boil. Then lower the heat so that the mixture is just simmering (just below boiling).
- This will need to be cooked for around one hour, maybe one and a quarter hours if you want your vegetables soft.
- The ham or gammon should be cooked after about 50 minutes, just enough time to prepare it before the vegetables are cooked.
- Remove the ham from the pan, and chop it into small cubes. Chop up the smoked sausage to the same size.
- The final step is to add the ham and smoked sausage to the soup and heat gently for about 5 to 10 minutes. Stir well and have a quick taste. More salt and pepper can added if the soup needs more seasoning.
- Serve the soup into bowls and add some extra chopped parsley if you have any available. Serve with crusty bread rolls or French bread/baguette.
- This soup freezes well and will keep in the freezer for a month.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 624.4, Fat 28.1, SaturatedFat 9.6, Cholesterol 146.8, Sodium 2469.1, Carbohydrate 29.9, Fiber 11.1, Sugar 6.4, Protein 60.8
CHEF JON'S SPLIT PEA AND HAM BONE SOUP
Make and share this Chef Jon's Split Pea and Ham Bone Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef Jon Wm.
Categories Ham
Time 3h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Rinse peas well in cold water and add to a large cooking pot.
- Measure 12 cups of water and add to cooking pot.
- Bring to boil, remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour.
- Return to stove and bring back to boil.
- Add ham bone, carrots, onions, celery, bay leafs, beef base, Goya ham and Goya Sazon seasoning, salt, peppercorns and dried thyme.
- Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Remove ham bone and cut off any remaining ham, cut into bite size pieces.
- Use an immersion blender to puree the soup.
- Add ham back to soup.
- Discard ham bone.
- If there are big pieces of ham in the soup, remove, cut into bite size pieces and return to soup.
- Remove bay leaf and discard.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- If soup is too thick, add more water to your desired consistency.
BLACK-EYED PEA SOUP WITH HAM HOCKS AND CREME FRAICHE
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 3h35m
Yield 2 quarts, 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Once hot, add the onions, bell peppers and celery to the pan and cook until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the ham hocks and peas, and saute for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bay leaves to the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the ham hocks and peas are tender, about 3 hours. Remove the ham hocks from the soup and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove the meat from the skin and bones. Discard skin and bones and return the meat to the pot, along with the Essence, salt, and pepper. Return the soup to a boil, then serve, with each bowl of soup garnished with 1 tablespoon of creme fraiche and chopped chives.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.
SPLIT PEA AND SMOKED HAM SOUP
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large sauce pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the celery, garlic, parsnip and onion, and saute for 15 minutes to build flavor, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go. Add the oregano, thyme and bay leaf, and cook on low for 3 more minutes. Turn the burner off and add the bourbon, return to the heat and reduce for 3 minutes. Add the split peas, ham and stock. Remember to season lightly as you cook. Cook until the peas are tender and the soup has reduced to the desired consistency, about 1 hour. Pull the ham piece and herbs from the pot and, using an immersion blender, blend the soup until mostly smooth. Cut the ham into 1/2-inch pieces and add back to the pot. Serve with the toasted baguette.
LENTIL AND PEA SOUP (HAM HOCKS)
Try this hearty soup for supper with chunks of rye bread to dunk. All you'll need to finish a comfort food supper is some apples and cheese for dessert.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 3h30m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a heavy (cast iron is best) dutch oven heat oil over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic and cook about 5 minutes, stirring until soft.
- Add remaining ingredients except carrots,celery and lemon slices.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover pot.
- Simmer 1 1/4 hours.
- Add carrots and celery.
- Bring back to boil then reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes, uncovered.
- Remove pot from heat.
- Lift out hocks and bay leaf, discard bay leaves.
- Cool hocks enough to handle, remove fat and bones.
- Put meat back in soup. Stir and heat gently.
- Float a lemon slice on top of each serving.
CROCK POT SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP
This is a great way to make split pea soup - just let it cook itself all day long. I like the addition of rice in this recipe.
Provided by Chris from Kansas
Categories Ham
Time 10h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a 3 1/2-5 quart crock pot, combine ham, peas, onion, celery, carrot, parsley, thyme and pepper. Pour chicken broth and water over all.
- Cover; cook on low setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high setting for 4 to 5 hours. Stir in rice. Cover; let stand 5 minutes or till rice is tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.1, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 42.3, Sodium 563.7, Carbohydrate 38.7, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 5.6, Protein 25.3
PRESSURE COOKER - PEA AND HAM SOUP
An easy pea and ham soup made using the pressure cooker- cooked completely from start to finish in around 90 minutes. Use a gluten-free chicken stock to make this recipe gluten-free suitable
Provided by Jubes
Categories Australian
Time 1h20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oil in an 8 litre (280fl oz) pressure cooker, using a medium heat.
- Add the vegetables and cook for 10 minutes or until the onion is soft.
- Add the garlic, bay leaves and thyme and cook for a further two minutes.
- Add all remaining ingredients and stir well.
- Lock on the lid and bring the cooker to high pressure over a high heat. Once high pressure is reached, reduce the heat to stabilise the pressure and cook for 40 minutes.
- Remove the cooker from the het and release the pressure using the quick release method.
- Remove lid carefully.
SPLIT PEA, BARLEY AND HAM SOUP
Make and share this Split Pea, Barley and Ham Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Crispbrook
Categories Winter
Time 1h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat.
- Add onions, then add pepper, salt, pepper sauce and stir twice.
- Saute over medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Add rinsed split peas,barley,chopped carrots, garlic, bay leaves and saute another 2 minutes, stirring several times.
- Add chicken broth and the chopped ham or smoked turkey sausage.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, remove bay leaves,add milk or half and half and stir.
- Enjoy with warm, crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 628, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 8.5, Sodium 2289.4, Carbohydrate 91, Fiber 32.1, Sugar 13.9, Protein 44
SPLIT PEA AND LEFTOVER HAM SOUP
This is an old family recipe that has always been one of my favorites. Perfect for a hearty lunch or dinner and great for freezing and saving for later.
Provided by Shealyn
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup
Time 14h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Soak white navy beans in a bowl of cold water in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight. Rinse thoroughly.
- Place ham bone in a large pot with water to just cover. Bring to a boil and cook for at least 4 hours. Add onion, garlic, and pepper and simmer 1 hour more.
- Remove ham bone; strip any meat from the bone and return it to the pot. Add chopped leftover ham, soaked and rinsed navy beans, split peas, and carrots and bring soup to a simmer. Cook until peas begin to break down, about 1 hour. Season with salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 372.4 calories, Carbohydrate 64.3 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 1.9 g, Fiber 26.1 g, Protein 27.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 254.6 mg, Sugar 9.1 g
Tips:
- Choose the right type of peas. Fresh or frozen peas are best for this soup. Avoid using canned peas, as they can be mushy and lack flavor.
- Soak the peas before cooking. Soaking the peas for at least 30 minutes will help them to cook more evenly and will also reduce the cooking time.
- Use a good quality ham. A smoked ham hock or ham bone will add a lot of flavor to the soup. You can also use leftover cooked ham, but be sure to remove any fat or skin before adding it to the soup.
- Add vegetables to the soup. Vegetables such as carrots, celery, and onions are a great addition to pea soup. They add flavor and nutrients to the soup.
- Season the soup to taste. Pea soup can be seasoned with a variety of herbs and spices. Common seasonings include salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme.
- Serve the soup with a side of bread or crackers. Pea soup is a hearty and filling soup that is perfect for a cold day. Serve it with a side of bread or crackers for a complete meal.
Conclusion:
Pea soup is a delicious and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a cold day. With a few simple ingredients, you can make a pot of pea soup that is sure to warm you up and fill you up. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give pea soup a try. You won't be disappointed!
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