Pea soup always makes the house smell so amazing, with the warm aromas of ham, onion, and peas. But we usually only make it once a year or once every few years, with the leftover ham from New Year’s. Haha, mostly it turns into Ham Soup (with some peas) because the ham is what makes it so delicious. It’s best if you can find Hurst’s Ham Peas (like at Walmart) because it comes with an enclosed flavoring packet. I have made it with just straight up split peas because I couldn’t find one with a flavor packet at a different grocery store, but the flavors of course need more tinkering.
Also, I generally wait until the end to add the ham cubes. I’ve had the ham boil with the rest of the soup before, and the ham often kind of shrivels up and loses its flavor. So I prefer to wait to add the ham cubes until the end, just to warm them up in the soup before serving.
And this one is naturally gluten free.
Make it a meal with:
- French Bread or Rolls
- Fruit Salad
Pea Soup
Great way to use your leftover ham bone.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. Hurst’s Split Peas
- 12 c. Water
- 1 medium Onion, chopped fine
- 1 Carrot, diced
- 4 Tbsp. Butter
- 2 tsp. Salt
- ½ tsp. Pepper
- Enclosed packet of Ham Flavoring
- Leftover Ham with bone (cut ham into cubes)
Directions
Rinse peas. Combine peas, water, onion, carrot, butter. Cover loosely, boil rapidly 30 minutes. Add ham flavoring, salt, pepper, and ham bone. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Then stir ham cubes in soup, to warm up before serving.
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