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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 a leftover ham bone. I follow the recipe that comes with the ham.
Except, I do things a 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 are not in the recipe.
The soup was amazing good. I ate half and put the other half in the freezer.
Split Pea & Ham Soup recipe
- 1 (16-oz) pkg. dried green split peas, sorted and rinsed
- 2 quarts water
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 2cups chopped carrots
- 2 cups sliced celery
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 kirkland Signature Spiral Sliced Ham bone with leftover meat
- 4 cups cubed ham (or remaining leftovers)
- 2 quarts water
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- Place split peas and 2 quarts water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat: reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Drain
- Heat oil in a 4-quart saucepan. Saute onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in oil over medium-low heat until tender – about 10 minutes.
- Return the split peas to the saucepan.
- Add ham bone, cubed ham, 2 quarts water, salt, and pepper. Cover and bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour. Remove cover and continue simmering until desired thickness, stirring occasionally.
- Remove ham bone: cut off any remaining beat. Dice meat and return to soup before serving.
Where is the recipe!
Picture… look at the picture.
This is good stuff. My wife makes it a couple of times a year and it’s delish!
Hi. This has been my ‘to go to’ recipe since buying ham from COSTCO and I have to admit that I’ve never followed the first step instruction, honestly, looking at it now I must have read it thru it too quickly to have noticed but anyway, I’ve processed by skipping the first step and it’s always come out amazing!
Hahaha. Shame on you.
FYI: I already bought the split peas in early November. Sometimes the stores run out of split peas, you know. It happened to me once. Especially during the pandemic, I wouldn’t take a chance. So, get the peas soon.
I’ll be making the soup this year.
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!