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Split Pea Ham Soup Recipe

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This recipe for Split Pea Ham Soup is from The Bluhm Family Cookbook 2018 Volume 2, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 kg smoked ham hock , skin and fat removed
2 cups dried yellow split peas , rinsed
1 onion , chopped
2 celery stalks , chopped
2 carrots , peeled and chopped
4 garlic cloves , minced
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 bay leaves
2 900-mL cartons reduced-sodium chicken broth
4 cups water
chopped parsley , optional
Directions:
Directions:
In a 6-qt slow cooker, stir together ham hock, split peas, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, bay leaves, broth and water. Cook on low for 8 hours.
Remove ham hock from the slow cooker and shred meat using 2 forks. Discard the bone and any fat. ...
Stir in fresh parsley, if desired.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
8 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
The key to a good split pea soup is the ham bone - which is hard to come by except at holiday time. The ham hock must be smoked, pork hocks aren't as flavourful.

 

 

 

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