American · Soup

Split Pea Soup

Name: Split Pea Soup
Total time: 8 h 23 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ham bone, meaty, leftover; 400 g split peas, rinsed; 1.7 L cold water, about 7 cups; 2 carrots, peeled and chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 leaf bay leaf; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 45 ml heavy cream, 3 tbsp, to taste

A thick, smoky pot of green split peas that cooks itself all day around a ham bone. A splash of cream at the end rounds it off.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on25 min
Total8 h 23 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1ham bone, meaty, leftover
400 gsplit peas, rinsed
1.7 Lcold water, about 7 cups
2carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalkscelery, chopped
1 leafbay leaf
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper

To serve

45 mlheavy cream, 3 tbsp, to taste

Contains

Dairy
Celery
Legumes (any)
Peas
Carrot
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy
Brothy

Equipment

Slow cooker

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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