Kittencals Pea Soup With Ham Bone Crock Pot Or Stove Top Food

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
• Pour in water. Do not stir!
• Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.
• Remove bones and bay leaf.
• Serve!

UNCLE BILL'S GREEN SPLIT PEA WITH HAMBONE SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse peas well in cold water and add to a large cooking pot.
• Measure 8 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 leaf, beef bouillon, 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 and return 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 you desire a smooth soup, then puree' in batches in a food processor or blender.
• Or eat the soup without puree'ing.
• If soup is too thick, add more water to your desired consistency.
• Beef broth or chicken broth may be added, just reduce the water by the amounts used.
• Smoked ham hocks are excellent to use instead of a ham bone.
• If there is not enough ham on the ham bone, then add additional ham of your choice.
• You may also use about 1/4 teaspoon of Liquid Hickory Smoke, to get a smokey flavor.
• You may also use whole peas, but it will take a bit longer to cook these peas so that they are tender.

KITTENCAL'S PEA SOUP WITH HAM BONE (CROCK POT OR STOVE TOP)

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or saucepan saute the onion and garlic in oil until soft (about 5-6 minutes).
• Add in broth, dried split peas, water, ham bone and bay leaf; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 2 hours, or until the soup thickens (add in the diced carrots the last hour of cooking).
• Add in pepper to taste.
• Remove the ham bone and bay leaf.
• At this point the soup can be pureed if desired.
• When the ham is cool, pull the meat from the bone and shred it into bite-size pieces, then return to the saucepan, or serve on the side.
• Add in rice and stir until heated through.
• Ladle into serving bowls, and drizzle with whipped cream if desired.

ASPARAGUS WRAPPED WITH SERRANO HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wrap each asparagus spear with a slice of ham.
• Place wrapped spears in a single layer in a baking dish.
• Sprinkle with black pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast for 10 minutes.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and saute 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
• Pour in chicken broth and water. Add split peas, bay leaves and thyme. Season lightly with salt and with pepper to taste (I like to wait to add more salt until the end to see how salty the ham has made the soup).
• Nestle ham bone into soup mixture. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce to low. Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally until peas and ham are tender, about 60 - 80 minutes.
• Remove ham from soup, let rest 10 minutes then shred or dice meat portion into pieces, cover.
• Meanwhile add carrots* to soup. Cover soup and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas have mostly broken down, about 30 minutes longer**.
• Stir ham into soup, season with more salt as needed. Serve warm garnished with parsley if desired.

KITTENCAL'S FRESH PEA SOUP (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat the oil or butter over medium heat; add in the onion and cook stirring until softened (about 3 minutes).
• Add in the garlic and crushed chili flakes; cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Pour in the vegetable broth and the peas; bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, then add in salt and pepper; simmer for about 18-20 minutes or until the peas are tender.
• Using a blender or food processor puree the mixture in batches (can use a hand blender).
• Pour back into the saucepan over a strainer.
• OPTIONAL; if you are adding in the whipping cream add in at this point starting with 1 tablespoon and then reheat.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls then top with croutons.
• Delicious!