How to Make Yummy Split green pea soup

How to Make Yummy Split green pea soup Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Split green pea soup. Traditional Lebanese, naturally-vegan green split pea soup with potatoes, cumin and pepper. Full of flavor without any meat! When I first read through this Lebanese green split pea soup recipe it felt insane.

Onions, carrots and celery - In Ukraine, we also added diced potatoes.

Keep in mind it thickens within few hours after cooking and in the fridge afterwards.

This is a hearty split pea soup has a flavorful ham bone cooked with carrots, potatoes, onions, and a pinch of marjoram.

You can cook Split green pea soup using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Split green pea soup

1. Prepare 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

2. You need 2 tablespoons of butter.

3. You need 1 of Onion, diced.

4. Prepare 3 stalks of celery, diced.

5. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.

6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of thyme leaves,dried.

7. Prepare 3 of carrots, chopped.

8. It’s 4-6 cloves of Garlic, presses or finely minced.

9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Pepper.

10. Prepare 6 cups of chicken or vegetable broth low sodium (add another cup if you want thinner broth).

11. You need 1 lb of Green Split Peas (rinced).

12. It’s 1 tsp of liquid smoke optional for vegetarian version.

13. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt kosher or 1/4 tsp table salt (add after cooking if needed).

14. You need of Optional meats you can use: (or combination of them).

15. It’s 6 slices of bacon.

16. Prepare 2 of small ham hocks.

17. You need 2-3 cups of diced leftover ham (which is all I use).

I was going to blend the split peas before I added the other stuff, but they lost form and made the soup a lot thicker.

I hope I can replicate this soup, it was off the hook!

About this green split peas recipe.

If you have a slow cooker, and the time, even better, as the flavors are better released using this method.

Split green pea soup step by step

1. Turn the pressure cooker on to the Sauté function. Let it warm up and add the olive oil and butter..

2. Add the onion, celery, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to turn translucent.

3. Add the carrots, garlic, (bacon or ham, if using), and pepper and cook for a minute.

4. Add broth, hambone or ham hock, if using, (Add liquid smoke, if using, for vegetarian method). Let come to a simmer..

5. Stir in split peas..

6. Place the lid on the pot and lock it in place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position..

7. Cancel the sauté function and Choose Pressure Cook/Manual, and use the + or - or dial to choose 18 minutes. High pressure. It will take a few minutes for the pot to come to pressure..

8. .

9. When the cooking time has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 15 minutes to naturally release some of the pressure. Then turn the steam release knob to Venting to quick release the remaining pressure..

10. When the pin in the lid drops down, carefully open the lid, facing away from you. Remove the bay leaves and the bone or ham hocks, if you used them..

11. Taste and add the salt as desired. Serve hot. The soup will thicken quite a bit when it cools, that is normal..

12. This isn’t my recipe I found it online at simply nourishing and tried it out. I liked the fact you do not have to use Ham or a ham hock. I posted it because I use it again and again and tweek it till it tastes the way I like it.😸.

Dried split peas are cooked with ham hocks, onions, garlic, and leeks.

Split peas are either green or yellow; for this soup we're using green split peas.

How to Store and Freeze This Soup.

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Split Pea Soup is the perfect hearty winter soup to serve your family as it is so easy-to-mak and so good!