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I make ham dinner for Christmas. I buy my ham from Costco, of course. New years day is when I enjoy split pea & ham soup. I make split pea soup with leftover ham bone. I follow the recipe that comes with the ham.
Except, I do things little differently. I put less ham. I don’t put salt and pepper. Ham is salty already, and I can always add them later. When it comes to water, I put just enough amount of water to start. I would add more water as needed. Starting with less water is much better than starting with too much water – because there is no going back if you end up with thin soup. You don’t need to think too much about how much water is needed. You can just eyeball it and add more water as needed. The soup will tell you how much water is needed.
To make the soup, you have to be the soup.
Also, I put a few bay leaves that’s not in the recipe.
The soup was amazing good. I ate half and put the other half in the freezer.
Why do you think it says to drain the peas first boil?
HI,
I am not an expert, so don’t listen to me. This is my guess.
I think the main reason is to get rid of the first layer of the peas. Also to get rid of yucky bubbles (foam).
So, the goal from step #1 is to remove impurity.
Oh God… Again, I am not an expert. So, don’t listen to me. I am sorry if I’m wrong.
I was going to make this today, as I do every year with my Christmas ham, but couldn’t find my recipe. I figure I had thrown out the little recipe card that comes with it, assuming it’ll be there next time I buy my ham. Well, it wasn’t, only a sticker with cooking directions. Thank goodness for search engines and your posting! This is by far the very best split pea soup recipe! And agree, start with less water and add more to your liking. Thanks for saving me!!!
Oh, nice. Thank you for letting me know. My ham bone is frozen right now. I will make split pea soup this weekend. I enjoy this recipe very much.
Happy new year. Good times.
PS. Seriously, I am SOOO glad my blog helped.
Thank you for posting this! I look for it every year!
Hehe.. Thank you. 🙂
Hehe.. Thank you. 🙂
That looks amazing John. Now
That looks amazing John. Now I will have to try and make it. Catching up on you posts from a few months back. Keep it up!