Old Fashioned Split Pea Soup

By vealam

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, finely chopped
• 3 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 1 pound smoked ham hock
• 1 pound split green peas, rinsed and drained
• 2 quarts chicken stock
• kosher salt and black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 85mins
Adapted from heatherchristo.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery. Stir to coat the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes until soft.

Add the whole ham hock, split peas and chicken stock. Decrease the heat to low and simmer for about an hour or until the peas are soft and the ham hock tender.

Using an immersion blender, puree about two-thirds of the soup until somewhat smooth. Add the ham pieces to the soup and cook over low heat until the soup has thickened slightly, 5-8 minutes. Season to taste with kosher salt and black pepper. Serve hot.