Split Pea Ham Soup
Split Pea Ham Soup

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, split pea ham soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

I did a few things my old way such as. Made with dried "split" peas, and cooked up with flavorful, smoky ham hocks, split pea soup is warm, satisfying, and great for leftovers. Split pea soup can be kept refrigerated for about a week, or frozen for up to three months.

Split Pea Ham Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Split Pea Ham Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook split pea ham soup using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Split Pea Ham Soup:
  1. Prepare In Dutch Oven
  2. Take 1 tbsp olive oil
  3. Make ready 1 tbsp butter
  4. Take 1 cup chopped onion
  5. Make ready 1 cup chopped celery
  6. Get 1 cup chopped carrots
  7. Take 2 clove chopped garlic
  8. Prepare 2 cup dried green split peas (rinsed and sorted through to insure no little rocks are going in your soup)
  9. Take 2 1/2 tsp Vegeta (seasoned vegetable salt)
  10. Take 8 cup chicken broth
  11. Make ready 1 dried bayleaf
  12. Make ready 1 lb smoked kielbasa, cut into large chunks. so its easy to remove before blending soup. Slice up after cooking

This hearty, protein packed, comforting soup is made with tender split peas, flavorful ham and fresh vegetables. It's easy to make and perfect for the cold weather. Use leftover ham to make split pea soup prep even easier. You'll turn to this split pea soup with ham all winter long.

Steps to make Split Pea Ham Soup:
  1. Sautee butter, oil, celery, carrot, onion and garlic over medium heat, until onions are translucent.
  2. Add chicken broth, green split peas, bayleaf and vegeta
  3. Add smoked kielbasa
  4. Bring up to boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours, covered, stirring occasionally (or until peas are somewhat falling apart and tender)
  5. NOW I like my soup a little chunky, but some like it completely blended. I just use my immersion (stick) blender and pulse it a few times, until I reach a desired consistency. You can use a blender too, if you would like. REMOVE BAYLEAF AND MEAT BEFORE BLENDING
  6. Slice up kielbasa. Add back to soup. Enjoy!
  7. You can substitute smoked ham hock, cubed ham steak, reg sausage…whatever you choose.

How to make split pea soup with a ham bone. If you're planning on having ham this holiday season, do NOT throw out the bone! And don't let the person hosting throw it out either. I fully plan on being "that person" who asks to take the turkey carcass home after Thanksgiving at my in-laws so I can. Split Pea Soup is one of my favorite comfort meals.

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