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Ms. Mofet's Split Pea Soup
Smoked Meat *See note below
1 med. (≈ 1 C.) Onion - cubed
1 - 2 (≈ 1 C.) Carrots - cubed
1 lg. (≈ 1 C.) Potatoes - cubed
1 (16 oz.) bag of green split peas
Salt - to taste
Ground pepper - to taste
Water (and/or ham broth)
Liquid hickory smoke - to taste - Optional
Better Than Bouillon Ham Base - to taste - Optional
Seasoning packet from Hurst's Ham Peas Green Split Peas - Optional
*I use a variety of items. Some products I use are: 1 smoked bone-in ham steak (≈ 1 lb.), 2 - 3 bone-in smoked pork chops (from pork store/butcher are best), 1/2 - 1 lb. smoked bacon - to taste (sliced/lardons), 2 smoked turkey wings, 2 - 3 smoked ham hocks, smoked ham bone (with meat). It depends what I have on hand or available at the time.
-- Split pea soup with smoked ham steak, smoked pork chops, or bacon:
Brown smoked ham steak, smoked pork chops, or bacon in a 5.5 - 6 qt. soup pot.
Remove and chop meat after browning. (I sometimes add the bones back to soup for additional flavor)
Chop vegetables.
Add meat (add bone(s) to pot if desired), vegetables (may sauté vegetables in butter and ham fond in pot before adding other ingredients), split peas, salt, ground peppercorns and liquid hickory smoke (and/or other smoke flavoring).
Add enough water (and/or ham broth) to fill pot.
Bring to boil then lower to a simmer.
Simmer till vegetables are tender and peas break up.
-- Split pea soup with smoked ham bone/smoked ham hocks/smoked turkey wings:
Place smoked ham bone/smoked hocks/smoked wings in 5.5 - 6 qt. soup pot with enough water to cover by a couple of inches.
Bring to boil then lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 -2 hours; remove meat from pot and strip the meat off the bones and chop.
Add carrots, onion, potato, meat, green split peas and liquid smoke (and/or other smoke flavoring) to ham stock and water (enough to fill pot).
Bring to boil then lower to a simmer.
Simmer till vegetables are tender and peas break up.
Bone-in smoked ham steak used in below picture
May serve with:
Garlic croutons - cubed Italian bread tossed in melted garlic butter then toasted in a 450°F oven till nicely browned.
Smoked Meat *See note below
1 med. (≈ 1 C.) Onion - cubed
1 - 2 (≈ 1 C.) Carrots - cubed
1 lg. (≈ 1 C.) Potatoes - cubed
1 (16 oz.) bag of green split peas
Salt - to taste
Ground pepper - to taste
Water (and/or ham broth)
Liquid hickory smoke - to taste - Optional
Better Than Bouillon Ham Base - to taste - Optional
Seasoning packet from Hurst's Ham Peas Green Split Peas - Optional
*I use a variety of items. Some products I use are: 1 smoked bone-in ham steak (≈ 1 lb.), 2 - 3 bone-in smoked pork chops (from pork store/butcher are best), 1/2 - 1 lb. smoked bacon - to taste (sliced/lardons), 2 smoked turkey wings, 2 - 3 smoked ham hocks, smoked ham bone (with meat). It depends what I have on hand or available at the time.
-- Split pea soup with smoked ham steak, smoked pork chops, or bacon:
Brown smoked ham steak, smoked pork chops, or bacon in a 5.5 - 6 qt. soup pot.
Remove and chop meat after browning. (I sometimes add the bones back to soup for additional flavor)
Chop vegetables.
Add meat (add bone(s) to pot if desired), vegetables (may sauté vegetables in butter and ham fond in pot before adding other ingredients), split peas, salt, ground peppercorns and liquid hickory smoke (and/or other smoke flavoring).
Add enough water (and/or ham broth) to fill pot.
Bring to boil then lower to a simmer.
Simmer till vegetables are tender and peas break up.
-- Split pea soup with smoked ham bone/smoked ham hocks/smoked turkey wings:
Place smoked ham bone/smoked hocks/smoked wings in 5.5 - 6 qt. soup pot with enough water to cover by a couple of inches.
Bring to boil then lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 -2 hours; remove meat from pot and strip the meat off the bones and chop.
Add carrots, onion, potato, meat, green split peas and liquid smoke (and/or other smoke flavoring) to ham stock and water (enough to fill pot).
Bring to boil then lower to a simmer.
Simmer till vegetables are tender and peas break up.
Bone-in smoked ham steak used in below picture
May serve with:
Garlic croutons - cubed Italian bread tossed in melted garlic butter then toasted in a 450°F oven till nicely browned.
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