Grandmas Split Pea Soup Recipes

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Dump split peas into a large bowl. Cover with hot water. Set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add onion, carrot, and celery. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add garlic, and cook for an additional 2 minutes, until fragrant.
• Drain split peas and add to pot with ham bone, bay leaves, thyme, chicken stock, and water. Stir to combine.
• Bring soup mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally until split peas are cooked down.
• Add diced ham and potato. Stir to combine. Continue simmering for an additional 1 hour, until soup is cooked down to desired consistency and peas are broken down and very soft.
• When ready to serve, remove ham bone and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with croutons.

GRANDMA'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium-high heat, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 50 to 60 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

GRANDMA'S PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Cover peas with water and soak overnight. Drain, rinse and place in a Dutch oven. , Add ham bone, water and remaining soup ingredients except sausage and dumplings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 2 to 2-1/2 hours. , Remove ham bone and skim fat. Remove meat from bone; dice. Add ham and, if desired, sausage to pan. , For dumplings, place flour in a small bowl. Make a depression in the center of the flour; add egg and water and stir until smooth. , Place a colander with 3/16-in.-diameter holes over simmering soup; transfer dough to the colander and press through with a wooden spoon. Cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Freeze Option: Prepare soup without dumplings and freeze in serving-size portions to enjoy for months to come.

HEARTY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until peas and vegetables are tender.

OLD-FASHIONED SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM BONE

Steps:

• Sort peas and rinse with cold water. Place peas in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until peas are softened. Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid., Return peas to Dutch oven. Add 2-1/2 qts. water, ham bone, onion, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally., Remove the ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone. Discard bone; dice meat and return to soup. Add carrot and celery. Simmer, uncovered, for 45-60 minutes or until soup reaches desired thickness and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.

GRANDMA'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large soup pot.
• Bring to a boil slowly.
• Reduce heat and simmer until thick.
• Remove bone, skin, and any fat.
• Chop meat into bite-sized pieces.
• Season to taste.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat peas and water to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Boil uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
• 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.
• Remove ham bone; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces.
• 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.

GRANDMA'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except for the milk to soup pan and cover with water.
• Simmer 4 hours covered, adding more water as needed or until the peas break up.
• after the peas break up, remove lid and let excess water steam off until you have a thick paste.
• Add evaporated milk and serve.

GRANDMA'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepot heat olive oil and add shallots.
• Wait 3 minutes then add garlic.
• wait 3 minutes add water then all other ingredients.
• bring to a boil then drop to a simmer for 1 hour with cover on but tilted to vent.
• serve with some good croutons.

OLD-FASHIONED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy 4-quart saucepan over med-high heat; add in the onion, carrots, and celery; cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, 2-3 minutes.
• Add in the split peas, broth, and water; bring to a boil.
• Partially cover pan, decrease heat to med-low, and simmer until the soup is thick, about 45 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• **You can add fresh herbs; fresh dill is recommended; also can add meat and ham bones to make it richer.