Recipe: Perfect Split Pea Soup with Ham

Split Pea Soup with Ham.

You can cook Split Pea Soup with Ham using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Split Pea Soup with Ham

1. It's 2 lb. of dried split peas.
2. Prepare 11 1/2 of cups.
3. Prepare 4 of chicken bouillon.
4. It's 2 lb. of ham on bone.
5. Prepare 4-5 clove of garlic minced or pressed.
6. You need 2 of carrots sliced or ½ cup shredded.
7. Prepare 2 of celery stalks leave and all medium chopped.
8. Prepare 1 of onion minced.
9. Prepare 2 of Bay leaves.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of pepper.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of oregano.
12. Prepare 1 pinch of Kosher salt.
13. Prepare 1 pinch of cayenne pepper.
14. It's of Fresh black pepper.
15. You need of Chopped cooked bacon; if there isn’t any ham or additional needed.

Split Pea Soup with Ham step by step

1. Add the water bouillon cubes, seasonings (oregano, bayleef, black pepper, cayenne pepper) and hambone together. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for the next half hour..
2. Start chopping onions celery garlic and carrots. Add in the peas and stir frequently. Then adding the chopped vegetables. Continue to start frequently. To prevent from sticking to the bottom of the pot..
3. After about an hour and a half simmering. Carefully remove the Ham bone from the mixture. Remove any additional Ham removing the fat as well. Chop up finally and add the Ham back into the soup discarding the bone..
4. Additional seasoning taste and serve..