Split Pea Soup With Ham Hock And Bacon

It reminds of chilly fall days during my childhood. Bring to a boil. July 28 2011 at 10 20 am.

Olivia Luz

When i make a hearty soup like this i always start by cooking a little bit of bacon in the soup pot. I tried watching it through the slits of my fingers that covered my eyes many many many times. Boil bacon hock for 10 minutes then remove hock and discard water. Bacon still gives you that salty smokey ham flavor but is a little easier to deal with and sometimes easier to find. In addition to split peas my version has lentils.

Poor split pea soup. But you know it s not hard to make and so i m going to start making it again. No not dutch sorry. Simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Really i do feel bad for split pea soup because it is one of my favorite soups of all times and it is ridiculously easy to make.

Split pea soup with ham and bacon is one of my favorite fall foods. Add peas hock and 3l s of fresh water. A bacon hock is similar to a ham hock but it is smoked. So i went with bacon instead. It s long been associated with that horrible movie.

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Smoked ham hocks are usually used to infuse split pea soup with flavor but i didn t feel like dealing with one of those monstrosities. Only asking because they are world famous for ertwensoep pea soup to you. All four of my grands were french canadians and before that south of. If you re concerned about fat content you don t have to do this step but it does taste better with bacon. It adds a nice base layer of flavor to the soup.

Bacon and potato are pretty much made for each other so i decided to throw some of those in there too. Never made it through the whole movie. Add more water if you need. I don t make split pea soup often usually around a holiday if i have a leftover ham bone. My friends love flavoring their soups with a ham hock.

July 28 2011 at 7 46 am. Sauté onion carrots celery and garlic over medium heat in oil. Meathead loves split pea soup and unfortunately he buys cans of the chunky gloppy kind to satisfy his craving. Gosh are you dutch. July 28 2011 at 7 46 am.

Gosh are you dutch. Bacon and potato are pretty much made for each other so i decided to throw some of those in there too. Smoked ham hocks are usually used to infuse split pea soup with flavor but i didn t feel like dealing with one of those monstrosities. Split pea soup with ham and bacon is one of my favorite fall foods. Poor split pea soup.

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Meathead loves split pea soup and unfortunately he buys cans of the chunky gloppy kind to satisfy his craving. When i make a hearty soup like this i always start by cooking a little bit of bacon in the soup pot.