Split Pea Soup With Barley And Ham Food

HAM AND SPLIT PEA SOUP RECIPE - A GREAT SOUP

Steps:

• Place the butter in a large soup pot over medium-low heat. Stir in onion, celery, and sliced garlic. Cook slowly until the onions are translucent but not brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Mix in ham, bay leaf, and split peas. Pour in chicken stock and water. Stir to combine, and simmer slowly until the peas are tender and the soup is thick, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Stir occasionally. Season with salt and black pepper to serve.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH BARLEY AND HAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl or liquid measure, combine the water, bouillon cubes and spices and whisk to combine (it's ok if the bouillon cubes don't completely dissolve).
• In a medium round slow cooker (about 4-quart), layer peas, barley, ham, carrots, onion and celery. Do not mix.
• Pour in the water/spices mixture and add the bay leaf to the slow cooker.
• DON'T STIR!
• Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for four hours or on low eight hours, until the peas reach the desired creamy, soft texture.
• Remove the bay leaf, stir well, and add salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Serve immediately.
• Note: Upon sitting and/or refrigerating, this soup thickens considerably. Simply add water or chicken broth to thin the soup to the desired consistency before re-serving.

SPLIT PEA, BARLEY AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat.
• Add onions, then add pepper, salt, pepper sauce and stir twice.
• Saute over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Add rinsed split peas,barley,chopped carrots, garlic, bay leaves and saute another 2 minutes, stirring several times.
• Add chicken broth and the chopped ham or smoked turkey sausage.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, remove bay leaves,add milk or half and half and stir.
• Enjoy with warm, crusty bread.

SPLIT PEA AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place broth, split peas, onion, carrot, celery and garlic into a 3-quart pot.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• Mix soup, a small amount at a time, in a food processor or blender.
• Return pureed soup to pot and add barley.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until barley is tender.
• Season with salt and white pepper.

HEARTY SPLIT PEA, BEAN AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours. Remove ham bone and cut meat into bite sized pieces.
• Return to soup, discarding bone. Discard bay leaves.

GREEN SPLIT PEA & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, combine split peas, carrots, celery and 1 onion with water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in barley, bay leaf and garlic, if using.
• Reduce heat and simmer partly covered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir occasionally.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• In a nonstick skillet, heat oil.
• Saute the remaining 2 onions on medium heat until well-browned, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add onions to soup along with dill.
• Simmer soup 5 to 10 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Reheats and/or freezes well.
• If soup gets thick, add a little water or broth.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH BARLEY

Steps:

• Bring water, peas, barley, bay leaf and bullion to boil; reduce heat.
• Simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Stir in celery, carrots, onion and herbs; return to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until vegetables, peas and barley are tender.
• Stir in ham and pepper. Cook 5 more minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, season to taste with salt.