Kittencals Pea Soup With Ham Bone Crock Pot Or Stove Top Recipes

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and saute 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
• Pour in chicken broth and water. Add split peas, bay leaves and thyme. Season lightly with salt and with pepper to taste (I like to wait to add more salt until the end to see how salty the ham has made the soup).
• Nestle ham bone into soup mixture. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce to low. Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally until peas and ham are tender, about 60 - 80 minutes.
• Remove ham from soup, let rest 10 minutes then shred or dice meat portion into pieces, cover.
• Meanwhile add carrots* to soup. Cover soup and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas have mostly broken down, about 30 minutes longer**.
• Stir ham into soup, season with more salt as needed. Serve warm garnished with parsley if desired.

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.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
• Pour in water. Do not stir!
• Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.
• Remove bones and bay leaf.
• Serve!

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until peas are tender.Freeze Option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Heat through in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

KITTENCAL'S FRESH PEA SOUP (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat the oil or butter over medium heat; add in the onion and cook stirring until softened (about 3 minutes).
• Add in the garlic and crushed chili flakes; cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Pour in the vegetable broth and the peas; bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, then add in salt and pepper; simmer for about 18-20 minutes or until the peas are tender.
• Using a blender or food processor puree the mixture in batches (can use a hand blender).
• Pour back into the saucepan over a strainer.
• OPTIONAL; if you are adding in the whipping cream add in at this point starting with 1 tablespoon and then reheat.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls then top with croutons.
• Delicious!

KITTENCAL'S PEA SOUP WITH HAM BONE (CROCK POT OR STOVE TOP)

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or saucepan saute the onion and garlic in oil until soft (about 5-6 minutes).
• Add in broth, dried split peas, water, ham bone and bay leaf; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 2 hours, or until the soup thickens (add in the diced carrots the last hour of cooking).
• Add in pepper to taste.
• Remove the ham bone and bay leaf.
• At this point the soup can be pureed if desired.
• When the ham is cool, pull the meat from the bone and shred it into bite-size pieces, then return to the saucepan, or serve on the side.
• Add in rice and stir until heated through.
• Ladle into serving bowls, and drizzle with whipped cream if desired.