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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 255 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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From the back of a bag of yellow split peas. I love this recipe. Very flavorful and tasty. Worth the extra time. Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil |
2 onions, chopped |
2 carrots, peeled and chopped |
2 celery ribs, chopped |
1 garlic clove, minced |
2 lbs ham hocks (about 3) |
1 -1 1/2 lb ham steak, fat removed, cut into 1 inch pieces |
4 bay leaves |
3 quarts water (12 c) |
1 lb split peas, rinsed |
1 teaspoon dried thyme |
Directions:
1. 1. In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over high heat. Add onions, carrots, garlic, and celery and saute until vegetables begin to brown, about 6 minutes.
2. 2. Add ham hocks, chopped ham, bay leaves and water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 2 - 2 1/2 hours or until the ham is very tender.
3. 3. Remove the ham hocks and bones. Shred meat into bite-sized pieces and return meat to stock. Discard bones, fat and gristle.
4. 4. Add split peas and thyme. Simmer uncovered 1 hour 20 minutes or until peas dissolve and thicken soup.
5. 5. Remove bay leaves. Serve with croutons.
6. Additional Notes: Soup may be refrigerated for several days or frozen.
7. Soup tends to be a bit salty depending on the ham you use. If you have really salty ham you may want to add a potato or two (chopped into bite size pieces) about an hour before the soup is finished.
8. I use playtex gloves for handling the hot ham bones and shredding the meat so I don't have to wait for it to cool down.
9. My family dislikes onions and celery so I leave the pieces particularly large and remove them when I remove the ham bones.
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