Split Pea Soup - A Hearty, Soul-Warming Bowl of Dull Green Brilliance
Friday October 30, 2009
This country ham and split pea soup is one of my favorite cool weather recipes. More than just an easy recipe, it's a delicious and inexpensive way to serve a large group. It's one of those thick, comforting soups that satisfies to the bone.
Speaking of bones, split pea soup is traditionally made using a leftover ham bone. The problem with this is that you may go years between ham bones. Why wait that long to taste this great soup? Go buy some ham and get cooking. Enjoy!
Photo © John Mitzewich
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John I truly enjoy watching your video’s on about.com. As a foodie cooking is a passion. I really enjoy cooking for family and friends. I am on a quest to make homemade pizza. Any ideas on making a great dough? There is one video on about.com but wasn’t really impressed. Anyway keep up the great videos.
Thanks! I have a recipe in the http://americanfood.about.com/od/pizzainsideandout/r/nypd.htm” rel=”nofollow”>Pizza category, and there is another dough videohere.
Thanks for the pea soup recipe! It’s always nice to see a recipe with ingredients that are readily available. I couldn’t agree more that pea soup is one of the great warming soups when the cool winds of fall & winter arrive. It’s also a very simple soup to make so there’s no reason even inexperienced cooks shouldn’t give it a try.
Chef John ALWAYS has the very best recipes. I have tried quite a few and they are easy and so yummy!
This recipe for Spit Pea and Ham Soup is really really good. So easy and so comforting for those chilly rainy days ahead.
This morning we are going to prepare Chef John’s Breakfast Casserole and tonight we are having the Split Pea and Ham Soup this review is on.
Today promises to be a good day.