Split Pea And Ham Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb dried split peas
• 5 cups fresh chicken broth or 5 cups canned chicken broth
• 5 cups water
• 1 meaty ham bone (or 2 smoked ham hocks)
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1 leek, part only, rinsed and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 soak and rinse peas for 20 minutes. in a 6-quart pot, combine water, chicken broth, and peas. bring to a boil. add ham bone (or ham hocks), carrots, celery, onions, leek, tarragon, and 1 tablespoon parsley, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally for 1 hour. remove from heat.
• 2 remove ham bone or ham hocks and shred meat from bone. remove any excess fat and return meat to pot. add sherry, pepper, remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley, and salt to taste. heat through. (i like to mash up some of the peas and carrots for a thicker soup).
• 3 serve immediately.