Split pea soup with ham

Name: Split pea soup with ham
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb dry split peas; 1 large chopped onion; 2 chopped celery stalks; 6 minced garlic cloves; 1/2 cup chopped carrots; 10 cup water or chicken broth; 1 ham bone , trimming the fat the best you can; 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp thyme; 1 salt/ pepper to taste

patuca @cook_3720007

Split pea soup with ham

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Ingredients

10 mins

8 servings

2 lbdry split peas
1 largechopped onion
2chopped celery stalks
6minced garlic cloves
1/2 cupchopped carrots
10 cupwater or chicken broth
1ham bone , trimming the fat the best you can
1 tsporegano
1 tspthyme
1salt/ pepper to taste

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Steps

10 mins

1

In a big dutch oven or a heavy pot, put the ham, the split peas, water or the chicken broth, onion and garlic.
2

Bring to boil and then, lower to medium heat. Remove the foam and continue to cook for 1 hour, mixing often because split peas tend to stick in the bottom.
3

Add the remaining ingredients and lower the heat to simmer up to 40 more minutes, mixing often.add more liquid if you want
4

At this point, the split peas must be like pureè. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with herbed or garlic croutons.ENJOY!