Pea & Ham Soup

🥣 Pea & Ham Soup 😍

Ingredients:

• 1 lb dried split peas, rinsed• 1 lb

cooked ham, diced• 1 ham bone

(optional)• 1 medium onion, chopped•

2 carrots, diced• 2 celery stalks, diced•

3 cloves garlic, minced• 8 cups

chicken or ham broth• 1 bay leaf• 1 tsp

dried thyme• ½ tsp black pepper• Salt

, to taste• 2 tbsp olive oil• 1 medium

potato, peeled and diced (optional)• 2

tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Method:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot or

Dutch oven over medium heat. Add

the onion, carrots, and celery and

cook for 5–7 minutes until softened.

Add the garlic and cook for another

minute.

2. Add the rinsed split peas, diced

ham, ham bone if using, broth, thyme

, black pepper, and bay leaf. Add the

diced potato if using.

3. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat

, cover, and simmer for 1½–2 hours,

stirring occasionally, until the split

peas are tender and the soup becomes

thick and creamy.

4. Remove the ham bone and bay leaf.

If using a ham bone, pick off any

remaining meat and return it to the

soup.

5. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add

a little extra broth or water if the

soup is too thick.

6. Stir in the fresh parsley and serve

hot with crusty bread or homemade

biscuits. 🥣🥓🥕