SPLIT PEA SOUP

Claudia

Split pea soup is a classic and delicious comfort food with lots of fiber and nutrition.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2 30

Resting time 20

Total Time 2 40

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Servings

Calories 264 kcal

Ingredients

3 carrots
2 stalks celery
1 medium yellow onion
1 ham bone
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons dried thyme dried
¼ cup white wine
1 pound dried split peas
10 cups water or combination of water and broth/stock
2 bay leaves

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients

Dice the carrots, celery and onion

Cooking Instructions

Sauté the vegetables in olive oil over medium high heat until they start to soften. It should take 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the chopped garlic, dried thyme (and wine if you are using it) and mix well. Continue to cook another minute or so to blend the flavors.
Add the ham to the middle of the pot. Clear a spot for the ham by pushing the vegetables to the side, so the ham is sitting on the bottom of the pot.
Pour the split peas around the ham, over the other vegetables.
Add the water (or water/broth/stock) and the 2 bay leaves to the pot.
Bring to a boil then bring the heat down and simmer for 2 hours.
When the soup is done, take the ham bone out with tongs and shred the meat off the bone. Add the shredded meat back into the soup.
Let sit for at least 20 minutes so the soup can thicken.
Serve hot

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 14gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 48mgPotassium: 686mgFiber: 16gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 3962IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 3mg

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