slit pea soup with ham
I often try a new soup recipe every winter, and in this winter of the pandemic I looked for recipes for soups with ingredients I have on hand. Dried green peas and broth are easy to secure and are shelf stable. I usually have onions, carrots and celery. Ham is often in my freezer. Also, because the soup is full of protein and vegetables, it is a new winner in my soup rotation!
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prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For slit pea soup with ham
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2 Tbspbutter
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2 cdiced onions
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1 cdiced carrots
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1 cdiced celery
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1/2 - 1 tspseasoned salt
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1/2 tsppepper
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2 clovegarlic
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1 lbdried split green peas, rinsed and sorted
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2 tspdried thyme
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1 lgdried bay leaf (or two small ones)
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6 cchicken bone broth (i like sams brand from walmart)
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1-2 cdiced ham
How To Make slit pea soup with ham
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1In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt butter, and add diced onions, carrots, celery, seasoned salt and pepper. Sauté for 5-8 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1-2 minutes.
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2Add split peas, thyme, bay leaf, and broth. Bring to a simmer and cook 50-90 minutes until liquid is reduced to desired consistency and peas are broken down. (Stir occasionally, and add more broth or water if the soup gets too thick for your preference.)
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3Add ham the last 15 minutes. Before serving, remove the bay leaf and taste to adjust seasonings.
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4Note: If I don't have chicken bone broth, I make broth using Chicken Better than Bouillon. It is salty, so omit salt originally and adjust salt before serving.
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