ham, pea and potato soup

Name: Ham, Pea and Potato Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 large ham bone with some of the meat still attached. the bone from a smoked pork butt (picnic ham) is particularly good for this purpose.; 1 or 2 medium onions, chopped; 2 or 3 medium carrots, scrubbed and sliced; 6 to 12 - whole peppercorns; 2 or 3 medium new potatoes, grated; 12 small baby potatoes or an equivalent amount of quartered larger potatoes; 1 pound(s) dried split peas, rinsed and picked clean; 1 teaspoon(s) salt or to taste

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Heidi Hoerman

Hingham, MA

Updated on Oct 17, 2010

This recipe takes advantage of a leftover. Never discard the bone of a bone-in ham without making soup!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 2 Hr

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yield 8 to 12

Ingredients

1 large ham bone with some of the meat still attached. the bone from a smoked pork butt (picnic ham) is particularly good for this purpose.
1 or 2 medium onions, chopped
2 or 3 medium carrots, scrubbed and sliced
6 to 12 - whole peppercorns
2 or 3 medium new potatoes, grated
12 small baby potatoes or an equivalent amount of quartered larger potatoes
1 pound dried split peas, rinsed and picked clean
1 teaspoon salt or to taste

How To Make ham, pea and potato soup

Step 1

After rinsing the split peas, cover with water and let soak. The is most easily done with the peas in a colander set in a large bowl of water.

Step 2

Put the ham bone, onions, carrots, and whole peppercorns in a large stock pot. Cover all with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for approximately 1 hour.
Step 3

Remove the bone from the pot. Grate the potatoes while the bone is cooling. Put both types of potatoes in the pot.
Step 4

Drain the split peas and add them to the pot. Simmer until both the potatoes and the peas are soft.
Step 5

Meanwhile, cut any ham off the bone and add it to the soup while it continues to simmer. Discard the bone and any fat or cartilage.
Step 6

When the peas and whole potatoes are soft, blend some of the soup to thicken. Try not to catch any of the whole potatoes in the blender.
Step 7

Taste and add salt as needed. Serve hot. Great with crumbled rich crackers (e.g. Ritz or Townhouse) crumbled on top.
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