How to Cook Perfect Split pea soup with ham

Split pea soup with ham.

You can cook Split pea soup with ham using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Split pea soup with ham

1. You need 2 lb of dry split peas.
2. You need 1 large of chopped onion.
3. Prepare 2 of chopped celery stalks.
4. You need 6 of minced garlic cloves.
5. You need 1/2 cup of chopped carrots.
6. You need 10 cup of water or chicken broth.
7. It's 1 of ham bone , trimming the fat the best you can.
8. You need 1 tsp of oregano.
9. You need 1 tsp of thyme.
10. Prepare 1 of salt/ pepper to taste.

Split pea soup with ham instructions

1. In a big dutch oven or a heavy pot, put the ham, the split peas, water or the chicken broth, onion and garlic..
2. Bring to boil and then, lower to medium heat. Remove the foam and continue to cook for 1 hour, mixing often because split peas tend to stick in the bottom..
3. Add the remaining ingredients and lower the heat to simmer up to 40 more minutes, mixing often.add more liquid if you want.
4. At this point, the split peas must be like pureè. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with herbed or garlic croutons.ENJOY!.