Easiest Way to Prepare Favorite Split Pea and Ham Soup

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Split Pea and Ham Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Split Pea and Ham Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook split pea and ham soup using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:

1. Make ready 1 1/2 lb dried split peas divided
2. Take 10 1/2 cup water divided
3. Prepare 3 chicken bouillon cubes for 6 cups of water
4. Get 2 lb ham on bone
5. Prepare 4 clove garlic, minced
6. Get 2 carrots, sliced
7. Prepare 2 celery stalks including leaves, sliced
8. Get 1/2 onion, chopped
9. Get 3 red potatoes, cubed
10. Prepare 1 Bay leaf
11. Get 2 pinch white pepper
12. Get 1 pinch Cheyenne pepper
13. Take fresh ground black pepper
14. Make ready chopped cooked bacon *optional

Steps to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:

1. Sort then rinse peas. In a large pot, combine 1lb peas, 8 cups of hot water, chicken bouillon and ham, then bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 min stirring occasionally.
2. While that's cooking chop all vegetables. After first half hour add the vegetables and seasonings for 30 more minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. In second pot add 2 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 lb of peas on medium heat for 30 min.
3. Once desired tenderness is reached remove the ham and trim the meat off the bone and discard along with excess fat. Chop meat and add back to soup along with extra peas and water. Mix well and serve.

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