Split Pea Soup with Ham Hock


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 113.6
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.4 mg
  • Sodium: 166.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 14.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 6.5 g

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


Introduction

A delicious, hearty soup for cold winter days. A delicious, hearty soup for cold winter days.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2- 3 smoked ham hock (or ham bone)
    12 cups water, plus more as needed
    3 cups dried split peas, pre-soaked for a few hours, then drained
    3 bay leaves
    1 tsp basil
    1/2-1 Tbs. Beef Better than Bullion
    2 Tbsp. olive oil
    2 small yellow onion, diced
    4 carrots, peeled and diced
    3 ribs celery, diced
    4 cloves garlic, minced
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Place ham hock in a large, heavy bottomed pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Continue to simmer on medium heat for about an hour, until meat starts to fall away from the bone, and then remove from water and let cool. Skim off any fat from top of broth.

Add pre-soaked split peas to broth with bay leaf and cook on medium low heat.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a saute pan. Add chopped vegetables and saute until tender. Remove meat from ham bones and add ham and vegetables back into pot.

Continue cooking until lentils and vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RRFRANCISCO.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    SOOOO Good! Better than Anderson's famous Split Pea Soup located in Central California. - 7/19/12


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    instead of split peas I used pinto beans, Delish ;^) - 4/18/10