Anyone have a favorite soup recipe to share with me?
I love soup!
I found this recipe today and it just really made me in a mood for soup.
(Plus, I totally LOVE split pea soup)
I love soup!
I found this recipe today and it just really made me in a mood for soup.
(Plus, I totally LOVE split pea soup)
Classic Split-Pea Soup
Adapted from Real Simple, best recipes
1 ham hock
2 32-ounce-containers chicken broth
1 pound green split peas
2 large carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
Rinse the ham hock and place it in a large saucepan or Dutch oven along with the broth, split peas, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaf, thyme and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very tender, 3 to 3-1/2 hours. (I would probably just put it in the crockpot all day...)
Remove and discard the bay leaf. Transfer the ham hock to a plate and let sit until cool enough to handle, at least 10 minutes. Shred the meat (there won't be a lot) and stir it into the soup.
Serve warm with crusty bread.
I have never seen a ham hock and I grew up on a farm, I guess this is one of those don't mock it until you try it, but split pea soup, yikes!
ReplyDeleteIt is actually quite a satisfying and filling soup if you can get past all of the things other kids said about pea soup when you were a kid! And it is especially good with bread!
ReplyDeleteOh yes - you can use plain old boring ham if you do not have a ham hock handy ;D
ReplyDeleteSharra -
ReplyDeletea ham hock is just the bone you have leftover after your family has eaten their spiral-cut ham. :) They freeze really well, and then you can use them some rainy day when you decide you want some split pea soup!
Here is a new recipie that I just tried and we all loved it. Carroty Lentil soup with bacon
ReplyDelete1 tbslp canola oil
1 sm onion,diced (about 1/2 cup)
2 lg carrots (about 2 cups shredded)
1 clove garlic
32 oz chicken or veggie broth
3 cups water
1 1lb bag lentils,clean and rinse
1 8oz tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp thyme
1/8 tsp pepper
6 slices bacon
salt
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
heat oil. add onion, carrots and cook until soft about 5 min. add garlic and cook 1 min. add broth,water,tomato sauce, lentils,bay leaf,thyme,pepper and stir. bring to boil. cover and simmer30-35 min. stir in bacon and top with parmesan. yummy!