K Jons Split Pea Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse peas well in cold water and add to a large cooking pot.
• Measure 12 cups of water and add to cooking pot.
• Bring to boil, remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour.
• Return to stove and bring back to boil.
• Add ham bone, carrots, onions, celery, bay leafs, beef base, Goya ham and Goya Sazon seasoning, salt, peppercorns and dried thyme.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove ham bone and cut off any remaining ham, cut into bite size pieces.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the soup.
• Add ham back to soup.
• Discard ham bone.
• If there are big pieces of ham in the soup, remove, cut into bite size pieces and return to soup.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• If soup is too thick, add more water to your desired consistency.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large soup pot over medium high heat.
• Add onions.
• Season with salt, pepper, & crushed red pepper.
• Sauté for 2-5 minutes.
• Add garlic, bay leaves, and split peas.
• Cook stirring for 2-5 minutes.
• Add the broth and ham.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour or more, until the peas are tender.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Remove bay leaves and discard.
• Serve hot.
• OPTIONAL: May use a hand mixer and process till peas are smooth.

Steps:

• rinse and sort Peas.
• add Stock, peas, Meat (bone), vegetables, and dry ingredients.
• bring to boil, simmer covered 2 hours.
• remove bone and trim meat.
• if not thickened, blend with hand blender.
• add trimmed meat back to soup and Sherry.
• bring back to boil and simmer 10 minutes more.
• if too thick add some water and season to taste.
• Serve with crusty bread! Enjoy!