Name: Split Pea Soup
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil; 1 onion; 2 carrots; 2 celery stalks; 2 cloves garlic; 450 g dried split peas; 1 ham hock or 200 g diced ham ham; 1.5 liters chicken stock or water; 1 bay leaf; to taste salt and pepper

Split Pea Soup

A hearty, thick soup of split peas simmered with ham and vegetables.

Prep

15 min

Cook

75 min

Total

90 min

Active

20 min

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

Cuisine

american

Servings6

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Steps

Heat the oil in a large pot and cook the onion, carrots, and celery over medium heat for 6-7 minutes.
Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
Stir in the split peas, ham, stock, and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer partially covered for 60-75 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the peas break down and the soup thickens.
Remove the ham hock, shred the meat, and stir it back into the pot (skip this if using diced ham).
Discard the bay leaf, season with salt and pepper, and serve hot.