Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham. Place all ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. I did simmer my soup on stovetop throughout the day for many hours (definitely stirring occasionaly). My husband stated that this was the ABSOLUTE BEST SPLIT PEA & HAM SOUP I have ever made.
Use leftover ham to make split pea soup prep even easier. You'll turn to this split pea soup with ham all winter long. Split pea soup with ham is a thick and creamy meal to serve on cold winter days. You can have Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham
- Prepare 1 bag of split dried peas rinsed very well (I do not soak my split peas overnight).
- You need 1-2 of medium to large carrots cleaned and chopped into round nickel size.
- Prepare 1 stalk of celery cleaned and diced, I do not dice the white or the leaf stalks of the celery. I toss in the diced and the rest using them for flavour.
- You need of Option: ham (I cubed for her) I prefer no meat, although ham adds flavour.
- Prepare 2 of medium boxes : I do not measure : I covered the peas with Organic Low Sodium Chicken broth.
- You need 1 of large sweet onion diced.
- Prepare 2 cloves of garlic minced.
- It's of Milk about 1 to 1-1/2 cups.
- Prepare Dash of nutmeg.
- You need of Salt and pepper to taste.. I used kosher salt and fresh ground peppet.
Serve with a chunk of crusty bread. Split pea soup is classic comfort food. This version is a basic combination of green split peas, ham, vegetables, and seasonings. This basic pea soup is cooked on the stovetop, but with just a few alterations, it may be cooked in the slow cooker.
Homemade Split Pea Soup with Ham instructions
- Using a large heavy gage pot. I used about 1/4 cup of olive oil..
- I allowed the pot get hot, poured out n rinsed split peas with diced carrots, onion, garlic, all of the celery pieces.
- Sauté until the vegetables are almost tender. Pour in slowly both boxes of low sodium chicken broth. Stir,.
- Place heat on medium high until it almost boils. Turn heat on low, allow to cook, about 20 minutes.
- Option: I like mine creamy, I use unsweetened almond milk. My friend brought skim milk..
- Once the soup is almost finished I like to use an Emersion hand blender to help thicken my soup.
- Option: I like a teaspoon full of A good plain green yogurt on top.
- Last but not least Enjoy 😊.
Drain the peas and set aside. In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, bring the peas, water and oil to a boil. Remove the ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone. Discard bone; dice meat and return to soup. Melt butter and oil in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat.