Easiest Way to Make Perfect Split Pea & Ham Soup

Split Pea & Ham Soup.

You can have Split Pea & Ham Soup using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Split Pea & Ham Soup

1. Prepare 16 oz of dried green split peas.
2. It's 8 cup of water.
3. It's 4 tbsp of olive oil.
4. It's 2 cup of onion, chopped.
5. You need 2 cup of carrots, chopped.
6. It's 2 cup of celery, sliced.
7. It's 4 clove of garlic.
8. You need 1 of ham bone.
9. Prepare 4 cup of ham, cubed.
10. Prepare 2 litres of water.
11. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
12. It's 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.

Split Pea & Ham Soup step by step

1. Place split peas and 2 litres water in large saucepan..
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat..
3. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Drain..
4. Heat oil in soup pot..
5. Sauté onion, carrots, celery and garlic in oil over medium-low heat until tender - about 10 minutes..
6. Add drained peas, ham bone, cubed ham, 2 litres water, salt and pepper..
7. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally..
8. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour..
9. Remove cover and continue simmering until desired thickness (we do between 12 and 24 hours), stirring occasionally..
10. Remove ham bone, cut off any remaining meat..
11. Dice meat and return to soup before serving..