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Dan's Split Pea and Ham Soup

Soul satisfying. Filling and delicious. Full of potatoes, carrots and smoked ham hocks. How bad can that be? Not bad at all! This is one of my "2 step soups." I start with a broth and make it better. Then I finish it all up in one easy measure. This makes almost almost 3 quarts of soup. 1-1/2 quarts for now and 1-1/2 quarts in the freezer!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 3 Quarts

Ingredients

Broth

The Soup

Instructions

In the beginning

  • In a large soup kettle, combine the Chicken broth,chunked carrots, the Bay Leaves, garlic, onion, S&P and the Smoked Ham Hock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 45 minutes.

Getting close now!

  • Using a strainer, drain the vegetables and Ham Hock into another pan and SAVE the broth! Discard he vegetables but SAVE the Ham Hock.
  • Into the reserved broth, add the Ham Hock, the Split Peas, the Carrots, Onion and Potato. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about one hour. Stir often to prevent burning.
  • Remove Ham Hock from the soup. Take off the skin and fat. Chop ham finely and return to the soup pot. Discard the bone, skin and fat.
  • Cook another 10 minutes or so until it reaches the desired consistency. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Call Sparky to the table and serve the soup hot with garlic bread or corn bread! Be prepared to humbly say " You're welcome."
  • Happy Hubby!