Recipe: Tasty Split green pea soup

Split green pea soup. Green split peas - Green or yellow split peas cook the same. Onions, carrots and celery - In Ukraine, we also added diced potatoes. Keep in mind it thickens within few hours after cooking and in the fridge afterwards.

When I first read through this Lebanese green split pea soup recipe it felt insane. Par-boiling the potatoes and split peas in separate pots only to combine them and cook them. This is a hearty split pea soup has a flavorful ham bone cooked with carrots, potatoes, onions, and a pinch of marjoram. You can Cook Split green pea soup using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Split green pea soup

1. What You needis 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
2. It's 2 tablespoons of butter.
3. What You needis 1 of Onion, diced.
4. What You needis 3 stalks of celery, diced.
5. What You needis 2 of bay leaves.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of thyme leaves,dried.
7. What You needis 3 of carrots, chopped.
8. It's 4-6 cloves of Garlic, presses or finely minced.
9. Lets Go Prepare 1/4 tsp of Pepper.
10. Lets Go Prepare 6 cups of chicken or vegetable broth low sodium (add another cup if you want thinner broth).
11. What You needis 1 lb of Green Split Peas (rinced).
12. Lets Go Prepare 1 tsp of liquid smoke optional for vegetarian version.
13. What You needis 1/2 tsp of salt kosher or 1/4 tsp table salt (add after cooking if needed).
14. What You needis of Optional meats you can use: (or combination of them).
15. What You needis 6 slices of bacon.
16. It's 2 of small ham hocks.
17. Lets Go Prepare 2-3 cups of diced leftover ham (which is all I use).

I was going to blend the split peas before I added the other stuff, but they lost form and made the soup a lot thicker. I hope I can replicate this soup, it was off the hook! Today's split pea soup recipe is similar in spirit. It's a delicious, healthy, textured soup made from an impossibly short list of ingredients.

Split green pea soup step by step

1. Turn the pressure cooker on to the Sauté function. Let it warm up and add the olive oil and butter..
2. Add the onion, celery, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to turn translucent.
3. Add the carrots, garlic, (bacon or ham, if using), and pepper and cook for a minute.
4. Add broth, hambone or ham hock, if using, (Add liquid smoke, if using, for vegetarian method). Let come to a simmer..
5. Stir in split peas..
6. Place the lid on the pot and lock it in place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position..
7. Cancel the sauté function and Choose Pressure Cook/Manual, and use the + or - or dial to choose 18 minutes. High pressure. It will take a few minutes for the pot to come to pressure..
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9. When the cooking time has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 15 minutes to naturally release some of the pressure. Then turn the steam release knob to Venting to quick release the remaining pressure..
10. When the pin in the lid drops down, carefully open the lid, facing away from you. Remove the bay leaves and the bone or ham hocks, if you used them..
11. Taste and add the salt as desired. Serve hot. The soup will thicken quite a bit when it cools, that is normal..
12. This isn’t my recipe I found it online at simply nourishing and tried it out. I liked the fact you do not have to use Ham or a ham hock. I posted it because I use it again and again and tweek it till it tastes the way I like it.😸.

No ham hocks in this version, simply green split peas and onions cooked until tender, partially pureed, seasoned and flared out with toppings. Dried split peas are cooked with ham hocks, onions, garlic, and leeks. Split peas are either green or yellow; for this soup we're using green split peas. How to Store and Freeze This Soup. Split pea soup can be kept refrigerated for about a week, or frozen for up to three. green split peas.