Name: Split Pea Soup with Ham Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 oz dried split peas; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 carrots; 8 cups chicken broth; kosher salt and pepper; 1 smoked ham hock

Split Pea Soup with Ham Recipe

Elizabeth Lee Modified: March 4, 2024

How To Make Split Pea Soup with Ham

This split pea soup is thick and rich with flavor. Topped it with ham that provides the smoky, sweet, and briny taste. Try this at home for the holidays.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

16ozdried split peas
2tspolive oil
1onion,chopped
2clovesgarlic,chopped
2carrots,chopped
8cupschicken broth
kosher salt and pepper,to taste
1smoked ham hock

Instructions

Wash the peas and drain.
In a large pot, saute onions and garlic in 2 teaspoons of oil over medium heat until soft, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the peas, carrots, ham hock and chicken broth, then cover the pot and let it come to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Once it boils, reduce heat and cook for about 2 hours, or until the peas are soft and thickened.
Make sure to check the liquid and consistency. You may need to add hot water if it becomes too thick.
Remove ham hock, discard the skin and boned and serve with ham.