Split Pea And Ham Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb split peas
• 10 cups water
• 1 ham bone or 1 ham hock
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce or 1/4 cup sherry wine

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a dutch oven.
• 2 add onion, celery, carrots, and garlic.
• 3 saute 5 minutes.
• 4 add split peas, water, and ham bone.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
• 7 add potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes.
• 8 remove ham bone from soup, pull meat off bone, and set aside.
• 9 discard bone.
• 10 using an immersion blender, puree soup.
• 11 add meat, salt, and barbecue sauce.
• 12 serve with crushed pita or corn chips.