Split Pea Soup
a.k.a Baby Poop Soup
Equipment
- 1 dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1.5 C onion yellow, chopped
- 1.25 C celery chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 4 C chicken broth
- 4 C water
- 1 lb split peas dried
- 2 ea bay leaf
- 1.5 tsp thyme fresh
- 1.5 lb ham
- 1 C carrot chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and saute 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
- Pour in chicken broth and water. Add split peas, bay leaves and thyme. Season lightly with salt and with pepper to taste
- Nestle ham into soup. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce to low. Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally until peas and ham are tender, about 60 minutes.
- Remove ham from soup, let rest 10 minutes then shred or dice meat portion into pieces, cover.
- Add carrots to soup. Cover soup and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes
- Stir ham into soup, season with more salt as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 444kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 34gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 1485mgPotassium: 961mgFiber: 16gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2851IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 4mg
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