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Old-Fashioned Split Pea Soup

Published by Today's Parent on 10/1/2005
Let this delicious soup cook all day and it will be waiting for you when you walk in the door, tired and cranky.
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb (500 g) green or yellow split peas
  • 1 lb (500 g) smoked ham hocks or smoked turkey leg
  • 7 cups (1.6 L) water
  • 3 medium carrots, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
  • ½ tsp (2 mL) crumbled dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp (1 mL) black pepper

Directions

  1. Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on high setting for about 6 hours. The peas should disintegrate completely and the meat should be falling apart.
  2. Let cool slightly, then remove ham or turkey from the soup and cut the meat up into small pieces (discard all the weird bits – you know what I’m talking about). Return the meat to the soup. Serve with a few croutons sprinkled on top. The soup will practically solidify when it cools, so you may want to add a bit more water when reheating.
  3. Vegetarians can have some too: Just leave out the smoked ham hocks or turkey leg. The soup will still be good and hearty.

Sorry, there is no nutrition information available for this recipe.

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