Yellow Split Pea Soup with Ham Recipe

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Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
2 onions, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 lbs ham hocks (about 3)
2 to 3 cups ham steak, fat removed and cut into 1" pieces
4 bay leaves
12 cups water
1 pkg yellow split peas, rinsed
1 tsp dried thyme

Preparation

Step 1

In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over high heat.

Saute onions, carrots and celery until vegetables begin to brown about 6 minutes.

Add ham hocks, chopped ham, bay leaves and water.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until ham is very tender.

Remove ham hocks and bones. Shred meat into bite-size pieces and return to stock. Discard bones. Add split peas and thyme.

Simmer, uncovered. 1 hour and 20 minutes or until peas dissolve and thicken soup.

Remove bay leaves.

(Soup may be refrigerated
for several days or frozen.)