Step-by-Step Guide to Make Perfect Split pea soup

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, split pea soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Split pea soup is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Split pea soup is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook split pea soup using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Split pea soup:

1. Take 500 g split peas, green
2. Take 4 cups chicken broth
3. Make ready 2 1/2 cups water
4. Make ready 2 tablespoons butter
5. Make ready 2 stalks celery, diced
6. Make ready 2 medium carrots, diced
7. Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
8. Get 1 medium onion, diced
9. Prepare 500 g ham, diced
10. Take 1 Bay leaf
11. Take Salt & Pepper, to taste (I use 1 tsp of salt, and 2 tsp pepper)
12. Get 1 pinch thyme

Steps to make Split pea soup:

1. Put split peas in a large pot, along with chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil, and then remove from heat, cover, and set aside for 1 hour.
2. In a large sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in onion, celery, and sliced garlic. Cook slowly until the onions are translucent but not brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
3. After peas have sat for an hour, put pot back on burner, and bring back to a boil. Once boiling, lower temperature to a simmer.
4. Mix in ham, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, and vegetable mixtute. Stir to combine, and simmer slowly until the peas are tender and the soup is thick, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5. If the soup is too thick for your liking, feel free to add more water, slowly.

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