Description
This recipe makes the best split pea soup with ham bone. It’s hearty, flavorful, and perfect for a comforting meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds dried split peas, rinsed
- 1 pound ham bone
- 12 cups water
- 2 cups chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Combine split peas, ham bone, and water in a large pot or Dutch oven.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove ham bone and shred meat. Discard bone.
- Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, thyme, and pepper to the pot.
- Return shredded ham to the pot. Stir well.
- Continue to simmer for another 1 to 1.5 hours, or until peas are tender and soup has thickened.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- For a thicker soup, mash some of the peas against the side of the pot.
- You can add other vegetables like potatoes or parsnips.
- Leftovers freeze well.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 to 2.5 hours
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 18g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg