Recipe: Oishi Split Pea and Ham Soup For Vegan's Friend

Split Pea and Ham Soup.

You can Cook Split Pea and Ham Soup using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Split Pea and Ham Soup

1. Lets Go Prepare 1 1/2 lb of dried split peas divided.
2. Lets Go Prepare 10 1/2 cup of water divided.
3. It's 3 of chicken bouillon cubes for 6 cups of water.
4. Lets Go Prepare 2 lb of ham on bone.
5. It's 4 clove of garlic, minced.
6. It's 2 of carrots, sliced.
7. What You needis 2 of celery stalks including leaves, sliced.
8. What You needis 1/2 of onion, chopped.
9. Lets Go Prepare 3 of red potatoes, cubed.
10. It's 1 of Bay leaf.
11. Lets Go Prepare 2 pinch of white pepper.
12. Lets Go Prepare 1 pinch of Cheyenne pepper.
13. Lets Go Prepare of fresh ground black pepper.
14. What You needis of chopped cooked bacon *optional.

Split Pea and Ham Soup step by step

1. Sort then rinse peas. In a large pot, combine 1lb peas, 8 cups of hot water, chicken bouillon and ham, then bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 min stirring occasionally..
2. While that's cooking chop all vegetables. After first half hour add the vegetables and seasonings for 30 more minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. In second pot add 2 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 lb of peas on medium heat for 30 min..
3. Once desired tenderness is reached remove the ham and trim the meat off the bone and discard along with excess fat. Chop meat and add back to soup along with extra peas and water. Mix well and serve..