Lunch

Dan's Green Split Pea soup is for Lunch.

Dan's Green Split Pea soup takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Dan's Green Split Pea soup takes 90 minutes to cook.

Dan's Green Split Pea soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Dan's Green Split Pea soup are:

1 pound dry green split peas, soaked overnight
8 cups ham bone broth (see instructions)
6 cloves garlic
1 cup cooked lean ham
1 cup finely chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 large celery stalks, sliced
1 bay leaf
Black pepper, coarse ground, to taste (about 1 tsp)

Here is how you make Dan's Green Split Pea soup:

STEP ONE: HAM BROTH AND PEAS, to be done the day before.PEAS: start the soaking process. You will use these tomorrow, not in the broth today.BROTH: Trim 1 pound or so of ham bones of as much fat and meat as possible (see TIPS for the best bones to use). Place in a large pot and add 4 quarts (16 cups) of cold, clean tap water, 6 cloves of garlic, and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Heat until boiling.Place contents carefully into a crockpot set to low and cook 12 - 24 hours (longer is better). When the broth is done, remove and discard the bones and strain through a colander. Cool the broth in the refrigerator until any fat rises to the top and solidifies. Remove the fat when ready to use the broth.STEP TWO: SOUP, can be done any time after the broth is ready and the peas have soaked.Place the ham and vegetables into a skillet. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are softened.While cooking the ham and vegetables, drain and rinse the peas, and then place them into a large sauce or stew pot (steel, not aluminum!).When the ham and vegetables are finished, reserve about half of the ham and half of the carrots; if you get a bit of onion and celery that's fine. Add the remaining mixture to the peas in the stew pot, then add the bay leaf and the broth from above. Heat to a slow boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about an hour.After simmering, remove the bay leaf. Run the soup through a food processor a bit at a time (this requires a separate container to hold the processed food) until smooth. Rinse out the soup pot, return the soup to the pot, and add the reserved ham and vegetables. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes, seasoning with black pepper to taste.Serving Size: Makes about 8, 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DANJODEA.

The nutritional information for Dan's Green Split Pea soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 306.7

• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Cholesterol: 43.9 mg
• Sodium: 439.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.9 g
• Protein: 24.7 g