Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, split pea and ham soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Split Pea and Ham Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Split Pea and Ham Soup is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook split pea and ham soup using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:

1. Make ready 1 1/2 lb dried split peas divided
2. Take 10 1/2 cup water divided
3. Take 3 chicken bouillon cubes for 6 cups of water
4. Take 2 lb ham on bone
5. Prepare 4 clove garlic, minced
6. Make ready 2 carrots, sliced
7. Prepare 2 celery stalks including leaves, sliced
8. Make ready 1/2 onion, chopped
9. Prepare 3 red potatoes, cubed
10. Make ready 1 Bay leaf
11. Prepare 2 pinch white pepper
12. Take 1 pinch Cheyenne pepper
13. Prepare fresh ground black pepper
14. Make ready chopped cooked bacon *optional

Instructions to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:

1. Sort then rinse peas. In a large pot, combine 1lb peas, 8 cups of hot water, chicken bouillon and ham, then bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 min stirring occasionally.
2. While that's cooking chop all vegetables. After first half hour add the vegetables and seasonings for 30 more minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. In second pot add 2 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 lb of peas on medium heat for 30 min.
3. Once desired tenderness is reached remove the ham and trim the meat off the bone and discard along with excess fat. Chop meat and add back to soup along with extra peas and water. Mix well and serve.

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