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Split Pea Soup

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 50 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 8
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From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Comfort food in a bowl, homemade soup does wonders for the soul!
by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Feb 24, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups dried split peas, (1 pound), sorted and rinsed
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 medium celery stalks, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 ham bone or 2 pounds shanks
  • 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices (1 1/2 cups)

Directions

  •  
    1
    Heat peas and water to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Boil uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
  •  
    2
    Stir in onion, celery and pepper. Add ham bone. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 1 hour 30 minutes or until peas are tender.
  •  
    3
    Remove ham bone; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces.
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    4
    Stir ham and carrots into soup. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until carrots are tender and soup is desired consistency.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Preparing split peas for cooking is easy! Just pick over the dried split peas and discard any grit or discolored peas. Place the split peas in a bowl, and cover them with water. After a minute or two, remove any skins or split peas that float to the top. Finally, rinse the split peas in a colander.
  • tip 2
    Looking for another option for a ham bone? Use 2 pounds smoked pork hocks.
  • tip 3
    Serve this hearty soup with warm crusty bread and a fresh green salad drizzled with raspberry vinaigrette. Mmm!

Nutrition Information

170 Calories, 2 g Total Fat, 17 g Protein, 33 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Cholesterol
15 mg
Sodium
30 mg
Potassium
690 mg
Total Carbohydrate
33 g
Dietary Fiber
13 g
Protein
17 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
86%
86%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
12%
12%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Comfort food in a bowl, homemade soup does wonders for the soul!
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