Shiells Split Pea and Ham Soup

I made this a few weeks ago but forgot to put it up. My husband Roger could not believe it that I can buy Anderson Split Pea Soup at the 99 cent store. He said, "Sue next time you are there get a few cans." So I did and then I thought what the heck am I doing buying cans of split pea soup when it is so simple to make. So here is my recipe for split pea soup.

Slow Cooker

First thing in the morning get that slow cooker out of the deepest, darkest place hidden in your cabinets.

Boil about 6 to 8 cups of water.

1 large onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 large carrots, chopped
1 bag split peas
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
3 to 4 bay small leaves or 2 to 3 large bay leaves
1 ham bone or ham hock

Layer one by one starting with the split peas in the slow cooker. Pour the boiling water over til covered.

Turn on slow cooker to high. Let it do its thing for 8 hours.

Remove ham bone and pull off all the meat and return to slow cooker.

Take an immersion blender to the whole thing and blend/puree until smooth.

The soup should still be hot. Serve with crusty bread on the side and a glass of Widmere.

Right on! The Perfect Bite!




NOTE* Next time you serve a bone-in ham for a function/dinner like Easter..save that ham bone and freeze it to use for the soup. That ham bone well be good for 6 months to a year in the freezer, if wrapped properly.