Split Pea Soup with Homemade Ham Bone Stock

Name: Split Pea Soup with Homemade Ham Bone Stock
Total time: 500 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 💧 10 cups water, or more as needed; 1 meaty ham bone; 🥕 ½ pound baby carrots; 🥬 ½ pound celery stalks, cut in thirds; 🍅 1 large overripe tomato, punctured with a knife; 🧅 1 large onion, peeled and quartered; 🧄 3 cloves garlic, diced; 2 bay leaves; 🧈 1 tablespoon butter; 🥕 ½ pound baby carrots, thinly sliced; 🧅 1 red onion, chopped; 🧄 3 cloves garlic, diced; 🍷 1 cup dry white wine; 1 pound split peas, picked over; 🥔 2 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; 2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning (such as Goya); 2 teaspoons ground pepper, or more to taste; Sea salt to taste

Cost $12, save $15

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500 Min
8 Servings
$12

Split Pea Soup with Homemade Ham Bone Stock

Cost $12, save $15

Source: Recommended by CookPal

500 Min
8 Servings
$12

INGREDIENTS

Stock
- 💧 10 cups water, or more as needed
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 🥕 ½ pound baby carrots
- 🥬 ½ pound celery stalks, cut in thirds
- 🍅 1 large overripe tomato, punctured with a knife
- 🧅 1 large onion, peeled and quartered
- 🧄 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 bay leaves
Soup Base
- 🧈 1 tablespoon butter
- 🥕 ½ pound baby carrots, thinly sliced
- 🧅 1 red onion, chopped
- 🧄 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 🍷 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 pound split peas, picked over
- 🥔 2 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning (such as Goya)
- 2 teaspoons ground pepper, or more to taste
- Sea salt to taste

STEPS

Combine water, ham bone, baby carrots, celery, tomato, quartered onion, garlic, and bay leaves in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3 hours.

Remove 1 1/2 to 2 cups of ham meat from the bone. Dice and set aside for the soup.

Pour stock through a strainer and discard solids. Transfer stock to a covered container and refrigerate until fat rises to the top and solidifies, about 1 to 3 hours.

Skim off fat and pour stock into a slow cooker.

Melt butter in a saucepan. Cook and stir baby carrots, red onion, and garlic in hot butter until browned, 7 to 8 minutes.

Pour wine into the pan and bring to a boil. Scrape the browned bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add to the slow cooker.

Rinse and drain split peas. Add them to the slow cooker along with ham meat, potatoes, sazon seasoning, pepper, and salt. Stir well.

Cook on High in the slow cooker until soup thickens, about 5 to 6 hours.

Transfer about 1/3 of the soup to a blender. Blend until smooth and return purée to the slow cooker. Stir well.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

322

Calories

17
Protein
56
Carbs
2
Fats

💡 Reserve ham bone specifically from a holiday roast for a richer stock flavor.Skimming fat helps make the soup lighter; alternatively, you can skip this step for a heartier version.Split peas should be rinsed and picked over carefully to remove any debris.Adjust seasoning and salt levels only after slow cooking to prevent over-seasoning early on.