Simple Split-pea Soup

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 3/4 cup chopped carrot
• 1 cup chopped potato
• 1 cup finely chopped up ham
• 1 cup dried split peas
• 5 cups homemade chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 1. saute onions with olive oil in a large stock pot until translucent on medium heat, which will take about 8 minutes.
• 2 2. add celery, carrots and potato and saute 3-4 more minutes.
• 3 3. pour in chicken broth and add split peas and ham. uncovered, bring to a boil.
• 4 4. once boiling, cover and turn heat down to low. let the soup simmer for 3-4 hours. the soup is done when the split peas have broken apart and are evenly mixed throughout the soup.
• 5 notes: the longer you cook the soup, the better and more developed the flavor gets--sometimes i'll transfer it to a crock pot and let it simmer in there all day. if you like a smooth soup, blend finished soup with an immersion blender or in a food processor in small batches (large batches will make a mess!) if you like a thicker soup, add a small hand full of split peas to the 1-cup listed.