Golden Split Pea Soup
Golden Split Pea Soup

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, golden split pea soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

A wonderful, simple soup, which can easily be made vegetarian by substituting vegetable broth for the chicken broth. I like to garnish with a dollop of creme fraiche and a sprinkle of chopped chives or parsley. Here's a lovely golden soup that's very thick and satisfying. Green split peas can be substituted for the yellow, if you prefer, but may need a slightly longer cooking time.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have golden split pea soup using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Golden Split Pea Soup:
  1. Get 2 1/2 cups split peas
  2. Prepare Water to cover peas after rinsing
  3. Prepare 1/2 lb Bacon (about 6 slices)
  4. Prepare 4 carrots sliced
  5. Get 1/2 white onion diced
  6. Take 3 large ribs celery sliced
  7. Prepare 1 large ham shank or multiple smaller ones which I used here
  8. Prepare Fresh ground black pepper
  9. Take 1 tsp dried thyme
  10. Make ready 3 garlic cloves sliced
  11. Make ready 2 cups chicken broth

Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer. This is a hearty split pea soup has a flavorful ham bone cooked with carrots, potatoes, onions, and a pinch of marjoram. This is the best split pea soup recipe! I've made it three times, and am making it again right now with the ham bone left over from Easter dinner.

Instructions to make Golden Split Pea Soup:
  1. Chop and fry bacon until crispy, pour off most bacon fat
  2. Deglaze pan using chicken stock
  3. Add all chopped veggies herbs and pepper, cook until aromatic
  4. Add peas, water and chicken broth, stir.
  5. Add ham shank and bring everything to a boil and skim off the foam
  6. Cover and cook on low at least 3-4 hours until meat falls off the bone removing bones and skin from shank out of soup and the peas are tender. Do not add additional salt during cooking, the bacon and ham shanks with the broth have plenty, just season with black pepper to taste.
  7. You can adjust thickness of soup by adding water during the cooking process and adjust seasonings to taste, if you want to add more salt I would add it to your bowl instead of the pot, so it's not too salty.

This is the best split pea soup recipe! I've made it three times, and am making it again right now with the ham bone left over from Easter dinner. Hearty, protein packed split pea soup made with tender split peas, flavorful ham and fresh vegetables. It's easy to make and perfect for the cold weather. Homemade Split Pea Soup, just like mom made growing up!

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