Split Pea Soup With Ham Hock And Bacon

Add peas hock and 3l s of fresh water. When i make a hearty soup like this i always start by cooking a little bit of bacon in the soup pot. July 28 2011 at 10 20 am.

Camila Farah

Smoked ham hocks are usually used to infuse split pea soup with flavor but i didn t feel like dealing with one of those monstrosities. Bacon and potato are pretty much made for each other so i decided to throw some of those in there too. All four of my grands were french canadians and before that south of. Only asking because they are world famous for ertwensoep pea soup to you. Boil bacon hock for 10 minutes then remove hock and discard water.

So i went with bacon instead. I tried watching it through the slits of my fingers that covered my eyes many many many times. No not dutch sorry. Meathead loves split pea soup and unfortunately he buys cans of the chunky gloppy kind to satisfy his craving. Sauté onion carrots celery and garlic over medium heat in oil.

Poor split pea soup. A bacon hock is similar to a ham hock but it is smoked. Never made it through the whole movie. It adds a nice base layer of flavor to the soup. Simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally.

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Add more water if you need. Gosh are you dutch. I don t make split pea soup often usually around a holiday if i have a leftover ham bone. July 28 2011 at 7 46 am. It s long been associated with that horrible movie.

If you re concerned about fat content you don t have to do this step but it does taste better with bacon. In addition to split peas my version has lentils. Split pea soup with ham and bacon is one of my favorite fall foods. My friends love flavoring their soups with a ham hock. But you know it s not hard to make and so i m going to start making it again.

Bring to a boil. Really i do feel bad for split pea soup because it is one of my favorite soups of all times and it is ridiculously easy to make. Bacon still gives you that salty smokey ham flavor but is a little easier to deal with and sometimes easier to find. It reminds of chilly fall days during my childhood. Bring to a boil.

It reminds of chilly fall days during my childhood. If you re concerned about fat content you don t have to do this step but it does taste better with bacon. Add more water if you need. Poor split pea soup. So i went with bacon instead.

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Bacon still gives you that salty smokey ham flavor but is a little easier to deal with and sometimes easier to find. Smoked ham hocks are usually used to infuse split pea soup with flavor but i didn t feel like dealing with one of those monstrosities.