Split Pea Soup

11/09/2011


Yep, it's another cold, rainy, windy day in Indiana.  Hopefully the sun will make sporadic appearances throughout the day.  It had occurred to me that the weather has a lot to do with the food served at our home.  And today I'm thinking that split pea soup should be on the menu for this evening.  Not only because it is super easy, but it is also pretty tasty.  Not to mention, this soup is inexpensive.  As a kid, it wasn't my favorite soup (that honor went to clam chowder), but I did love picking out the chunks of ham that fell from the hocks my mother had added for flavor. Luckily, my children like almost any kind of soup and when the weather is as it is today they say, "Can we make soup?"  And I usually agree.
Split pea soup doesn't last long with Isabella around.

Mom's Irish Split Pea Soup

Ingredients


1 lb. pkg split green peas, rinsed

1 large onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced

2 Qt. cold water

3 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 bay leaves

2 meaty ham hocks

salt and freshly ground pepper


Directions

Place the rinsed split peas to the crock pot with thyme, bay leaves, carrots, onions and ham hock.  Cover the crock and set temperature.  Depending upon your dinner time put the setting on low or high.  Cook on high 4—5 hours or on low 8—10 hours until peas are very soft and meat from hocks are almost falling off the bone.


Remove the thyme, bay leaves and hocks.  Separate meat from the bones, dice if you like and return to the pot.   Give the soup a good stir, mashing some of the peas as you go.  Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with crusty brown bread.  S


erves 8.

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