Split Pea and Ham Soup

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have split pea and ham soup using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:
  1. Take 1 1⁄2 lb dried split peas divided
  2. Make ready 10 1⁄2 cup water divided
  3. Prepare 3 chicken bouillon cubes for 6 cups of water
  4. Get 2 lb ham on bone
  5. Get 4 clove garlic, minced
  6. Prepare 2 carrots, sliced
  7. Get 2 celery stalks including leaves, sliced
  8. Take 1⁄2 onion, chopped
  9. Prepare 3 red potatoes, cubed
  10. Take 1 Bay leaf
  11. Get 2 pinch white pepper
  12. Take 1 pinch Cheyenne pepper
  13. Make ready fresh ground black pepper
  14. Get chopped cooked bacon *optional
Instructions to make Split Pea and Ham Soup:
  1. Sort then rinse peas. In a large pot, combine 1lb peas, 8 cups of hot water, chicken bouillon and ham, then bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot and reduce heat to low. Cook for 30 min stirring occasionally.
  2. While that's cooking chop all vegetables. After first half hour add the vegetables and seasonings for 30 more minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. In second pot add 2 1⁄2 cups of water and 1⁄2 lb of peas on medium heat for 30 min.
  3. Once desired tenderness is reached remove the ham and trim the meat off the bone and discard along with excess fat. Chop meat and add back to soup along with extra peas and water. Mix well and serve.

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