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Ham and Split Pea Soup

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Ham and Split Pea Soup

A comforting British soup made from a leftover ham hock and split peas. Simmering the ham hock itself in the soup, rather than using stock alone, is what gives the peas their deep, smoky flavour.

Total time
110 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
100 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
comfortsoup

Ingredients

1smoked ham hock
2 cupsdried split peas, rinsed
1large onion, diced
3carrots, diced
3 stalkscelery, diced
3 clovesgarlic
6 cupswater
1 tspthyme
black pepperto taste
crusty breadto serve

Instructions

1

Combine all ingredients in a large pot.

2

Bring to boil; reduce heat; simmer 1.5 hours until peas are dissolved.

3

Remove ham hock; shred meat; return to soup.

4

Season with pepper.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
39
Protein
1.1g
Fat
0.2g
Carbs
8.7g
Fiber
2.4g
Sodium
57mg

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