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Sheree's Southern Split Pea Soup (pressure cooker)

MsKipper
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I love soups in cold weather. I find that split peas, lentils, beans, etc... I just love with a warm piece of corn bread... or fresh baked dense bread.... yum!!!!

I only use an electric pressure cooker... if u don't have one they are truly worth the money.

Sheree's Southern Split Pea Soup (pressure cooker)

I love soups in cold weather. I find that split peas, lentils, beans, etc... I just love with a warm piece of corn bread... or fresh baked dense bread.... yum!!!!

I only use an electric pressure cooker... if u don't have one they are truly worth the money.

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Ingredients

30 mins
8 servings
  1. 2 mediumhamhocks (or smoked meats)
  2. 6 cupwater
  3. 1 mediumonion, minced
  4. 3 stickcelery with leaves
  5. 2 clovegarlic, minced
  6. 1 1/2 tspsalt
  7. 1 1/2 tspblack pepper
  8. 2 mediumpotatoes, diced
  9. 3 mediumcarrots ( or 1/2 bag baby carrots cut into 3rds)
  10. 2 mediumbay leaves
  11. 1 tbspdried parsley
  12. 2 cupdried split peas
  13. 1/4 cupoil (this is important because it makes your beans or peas have the thick gravy)

Cooking Instructions

30 mins
  1. 1

    In a 5 qt pressure cooker put the hamhoocks or a pieces of soup bone.. add celery, onion, garlic .... salt and pepper .... let cook for 50-55 minutes on Med pressure. QUICK RELEASE PRESSURE...

  2. 2

    Pressure cookers are different but mine tells me how much liquid I have.... so I remove my meat and make sure I have 5-6 cups of broth... if not u can add water.... 1 1/2 cup broth = 1 cup peas... I add additional liquid because I want soup....

  3. 3

    I add oil here (though I prefer Bacon drippings)....

  4. 4

    Put all other ingredients into pressure cooker and return hamhocks....close cooker and reset for 25 more minutes..

  5. 5

    Once its done allow to cool off normally... when pressure is released remove hamhocks and they should fork tender... allow them to cool and remove bone and cut up in chunks an add back to split peas....

  6. 6

    ***CAN USE A HAM STEAK OR LEFT OVER HAM FROM THE HOLIDAY.. CAN USE BONE.... IVE HAD THE BUTCHER CUT UP AN OLD FASHIONED BONE IN HAM... INTO SERVING SIZE PIECES FOR BEANS..

  7. 7

    season with salt and pepper to taste ....

  8. 8

    REMOVE BAY LEAVES

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My name is Sheree.. I am 47 with 2 yorkie mixes.. My male Morkie (maltese/ yorkie mix is named Abu. I also have a female named Sasha, who is a yorkiepoo. My Hubby's name is Kip.... I am a country cook that LOVES to cook.... my mother taught me to cook semi-homemade. So my recipes are good and simple.... the trick is to make it taste homemade. . Don't be afraid to season for your family!!!!
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