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Cooking with SunnyD: Is it barf? No, it's Split Pea Soup!

SunnyD

Belgian Waffler
Continuing on with my series of "throw it in and let it cook" meals... I give you: Split Pea Soup.

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Looks disgusting, tastes great. Now since we have a pork allergy in the house, I cook up some turkey bacon and crumble it up, throwing some in the soup, along with some Italian seasoned croutons.

Split pea soup... it's easy to make. Take about 5 cups of water, 3 cups of vegetable broth, 16 ounces of dry split peas, some salt, some pepper, about 1/2 cup of carrots (diced), throw it all in the crock pot and turn it on high for about 4 hours. If you don't have vegetable broth, you can dice up an onion, add two celery ribs, throw in some seasoning (parsley, bay leaf, salt, pepper), which essentially does the same thing.

Now for the real thing, you'll want to dice up or shred some ham or bacon, and even better if you have a ham bone to put in to steep while cooking. Again, pork allergy in my house, so that doesn't happen here.

The soup WILL separate fairly quickly. You'll want to stir it a bit before serving into bowls. Same while you're eating it. It looks disgusting, but man is it good.
 
Couldn't you just make some pork stock with a ham bone instead of using water and vegie broth?

I love my ma's split pea soup, haven't tried making it yet though. I still have a ham in the freezer from Christmas though, so I may try it.
 
Couldn't you just make some pork stock with a ham bone instead of using water and vegie broth?

I love my ma's split pea soup, haven't tried making it yet though. I still have a ham in the freezer from Christmas though, so I may try it.

Yes, which is why my alternate note of using the ham shank in there. But yeah, you can make pork stock on the side. I usually have vegetable or chicken broth handy though as it's useful for a lot more dishes. Pork stock would be more of a once in a long while things.
 
Yes, which is why my alternate note of using the ham shank in there. But yeah, you can make pork stock on the side. I usually have vegetable or chicken broth handy though as it's useful for a lot more dishes. Pork stock would be more of a once in a long while things.

It'd be about the same amount of liquid though, right? I'd imagine I'd just fill the stock pot 3/4 of the way to start my pork broth.
 
My mom made a mean split pea soup, growing up. I should ask her for the recipe :hmm:


split pea soup = barf

Canned, it is definitely disgusting. I couldn't eat the can of Progresso split pea soup I tried once. Homemade, though, it rocks.
 
Ah yes...the old "Green Death."

I actually like GOOD split pea soup...unfortunately, most people and restaurants don't make it GOOD.
 
Ah yes...the old "Green Death."

I actually like GOOD split pea soup...unfortunately, most people and restaurants don't make it GOOD.

Good split pea soup takes almost a day to make, I can see why most wouldn't commit to it.

Split pea soup is ambrosia if prepared correctly. Smooth, almost creamy, with more mouth feel than any other soup. I love good pea soup, even though it looks the same going in as it does coming out.
 
I'm lazy so my recipe is:

- Open can of Progresso
- Empty into microwave-safe bowl
- Cook in microwave

Yum.

(Sadly, I actually prefer soup that's had the flavors blending together in a can for 6 months to the fresh home-made kind.)
 
And here I thought I was going to get a nice recipe using sunny delight. 🙁

Split pea soup is awesome though. 😀
 
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