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Split pea soup has been a favorite winter warm-up for thousands of years. C., Greek farmers cultivated this legume, while Athenian street vendors sold hot pea soup to passersby. When King Louis XIV of France was hungry for pea soup, his court at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye served up its famous version, Potage Saint.
Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, split pea soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Split pea soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It's appreciated by millions daily. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Split pea soup is something that I've loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have split pea soup using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Split pea soup:
- {Prepare 500 g of split peas, green.
- {Take 4 cups of chicken broth.
- {Make ready 2 1/2 cups of water.
- {Get 2 tablespoons of butter.
- {Make ready 2 stalks of celery, diced.
- {Prepare 2 of medium carrots, diced.
- {Get 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
- {Get 1 of medium onion, diced.
- {Make ready 500 g of ham, diced.
- {Make ready 1 of Bay leaf.
- {Take of Salt & Pepper, to taste (I use 1 tsp of salt, and 2 tsp pepper).
- {Get 1 pinch of thyme.
Split pea soup is the ultimate comfort food. Ladle up a bowl of the good stuff for dinner tonight. Add split peas, chicken stock, thyme, bay leaves, and seared ham hock to the pot and bring to a boil. This makes a very thick vegetarian split pea soup.
Instructions to make Split pea soup:
- Put split peas in a large pot, along with chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil, and then remove from heat, cover, and set aside for 1 hour..
- In a large sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in onion, celery, and sliced garlic. Cook slowly until the onions are translucent but not brown, 5 to 8 minutes..
- After peas have sat for an hour, put pot back on burner, and bring back to a boil. Once boiling, lower temperature to a simmer..
- Mix in ham, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, and vegetable mixtute. Stir to combine, and simmer slowly until the peas are tender and the soup is thick, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally..
- If the soup is too thick for your liking, feel free to add more water, slowly..
To make it thinner, reduce the amount of split peas or add more water. Depending on the density of split peas, it may take a while for the vegetables and peas to soften, but you can't really overcook this soup; just stir occasionally, and add water if it gets too dry. Looking for recipes for split pea soup? Taste of Home has the best split soup recipes from real cooks, featuring reviews, ratings, how-to videos and tips. Split pea soup can be kept refrigerated for about a week, or frozen for up to three months.
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