Split Pea Soup w Smoked Ham Hock

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 13
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 991.8
  • Total Fat: 65.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 302.8 mg
  • Sodium: 285.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
  • Protein: 81.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Split Pea Soup w Smoked Ham Hock calories by ingredient


Introduction

Using a large size slow cooker / if slow cooker is too small, cook ham bone with 1/2 the vegetables and water, and cook balance of vegetables separately on top of stove till peas have softened - approx. 1 hr. then combine when blending the vegetables.

ALSO - weighed ham bone when it went into slow cooker, then after cooked, removed skin and bone, which I weighed and subtracted from original total = weight used for calorie calculation
Using a large size slow cooker / if slow cooker is too small, cook ham bone with 1/2 the vegetables and water, and cook balance of vegetables separately on top of stove till peas have softened - approx. 1 hr. then combine when blending the vegetables.

ALSO - weighed ham bone when it went into slow cooker, then after cooked, removed skin and bone, which I weighed and subtracted from original total = weight used for calorie calculation

Number of Servings: 13

Ingredients

    1 tbsp, crumbled Bay Leaf
    193 g Carrots, raw Chopped in to equal size pieces
    255 g Celery, raw
    7 g Garlic cloves - chopped
    237 g Onions, raw
    12 cup (8 fl oz) Water, tap
    450 g Split Peas
    820 grams Ham Hock Smoked - 28.7 oz.

Tips

Note after cooking for 12 hrs on low - Removed bone and skin to calculate meat size (Original weight less waste removed)

Total Calories 12,893 - divide by # 1/2 C servings created = #calories per serving


Directions

After soup has cooked for 24 hours, let cool to room temperature.
Remove skin and excess fat from ham bone
Place vegetables in blender and puree

Chop meat into bite size pieces

Place 1-1/2 C of pea soup into zip log bag
then add equal amounts of 'chopped ham meet' (70 g) to each serving
size in zip lock bags/plastic containers and freeze.
(see note at bottom regarding calories / serving)
Note: When soup cools, it will thicken up.

To serve place in pot/microwave dish - heat in micro wave for 5 minutes / in pot till reaches boiling point.

Serving Size: 1-1/2 C peas & 70 g chopped meat

Total Calories: 12,893