Next door neighbor gave me a huge, meaty ham bone today. Thanksgiving leftover. Split pea soup tomorrow!
Ham bone
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Yummy!! Green or yellow peas?
Green is my preference.
shavefan
I’m not a fan
Love it! Do you add smoked ham hocks?
I haven’t had a good split pea soup in a while.
That's pretty much what I do with those hopefully in about a month!
simon1
Self Ignored by Vista
Ham bone=pinto beans.
What is this split pea soup of which you speak?
What is this split pea soup of which you speak?
kelbro
Alfred Spatchcock
Split pea soup for the ham bone. We always have this in the freezer.
Smoked ham hocks for pintos. Cast iron cornbread, diced onions and Texas Pete hot vinegar.
kelbro
Alfred Spatchcock
Nope, any other way would just be wrong.
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So...in a dutch oven sauteed carrot slices, diced onion, diced celery in a little olive oil. Added ham bone. Then added a quart of chicken stock + bag of rinsed peas + a bay leaf. Then added almost a quart of water. Brought it to a light boil. Removed it from the heat, covered it tightly with foil & put a lid on the dutch oven. Then transferred it to a 325 oven.
2 1/2 hours later I removed the ham bone and bay leaf. Next I added back the meat from the bone and put it back in the oven for 30 minutes sans foil with the lid ajar. This allowed it to thicken a bit.
2 1/2 hours later I removed the ham bone and bay leaf. Next I added back the meat from the bone and put it back in the oven for 30 minutes sans foil with the lid ajar. This allowed it to thicken a bit.
That's how I like to do them, too, although I often go with smoked neck bones. Either way, they come out so dadgum good.
@Macfrommichigan, that's pretty close to how I like to do my split pea soup, too, except I usually leave out the chicken stock and make more of a stock from the ham bone (giving it a couple or few hours' head start). If I'm pressed for time, though, I'll get some stock from the freezer. I also hold off on adding the veggies until about 20-30 minutes before the soup is done (sauteed separately). A sprig of rosemary usually finds its way in there, too.
Love it in the cool weather. I always had it with carrots, celery, and onions as added ingredients.
i've actually got navy beans soaking right now and ham bone cooking down in crock pot at home with a couple onions. Just started it this morning.
kelbro
Alfred Spatchcock
One of my favorite meals.
had it for breakfast (and will have it again for dinner tonight). I usually put tomatoes in, but this time i'm not (I'm the only tomato lover in the family).
My wife usually corrals the ham bone for split pea soup. I would love to do a bean soup but she loves her split pea and I don't find it half bad.
I do make cast iron cornbread. I haven't tried it with split pea soup. Might be time to try that!
I do make cast iron cornbread. I haven't tried it with split pea soup. Might be time to try that!
