Recipe

Swanky Split Pea Soup Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Notyourmomma / All my dishes 2 years ago Swanky, because of the garnishes. A dressed up splendid split pea soup. 3 times the bacon/pork flavor too. Prep:20m Cook:600m Servings:8	Notyourmomm
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Ingredients

4 cups of green split peas, washed and drained. Par boil two minutes.

8 cups of water

1 smoked ham hock

1 lb. of Canadian bacon cut in bite size pieces

3 large onions, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

a bouquet garni (6 sprigs fresh parsley, 2 bay leaves, a dozen pepper corns, 1 tsp of celery seed tied up in cheesecloth bag)

1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

salt-careful here, taste after cooking and adjust according to the salt released from the ham hock

2 tsp of olive oil

6-8 slices of proscuitto, slivered

Pumpernickel croutons, baked in the oven with garlic butter and parmesan

Directions

Blanch the split peas for two minutes in boiling water. Drain

Put the peas, ham hock, onion, carrots, and bouquet garni with the water in the slow cooker.

Heat a medium skillet and slightly saute the Canadian bacon to release some of the fat and crisp the meat ever so slightly, sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Don't breathe deep here Add to slow cooker.

Cover and cook 10 hours on low.

Taste and adjust for salt. Pick off meat from the ham hock and leave in the soup. Remove bone of course.

In skillet, heat olive oil and quickly sizzle the proscuitto until crispy.

Make croutons with big pumpernickel chunks, drizzled with a garlic oil/butter mix and lots of parmesan cheese.

Ladle soup in shallow bowls and top with frizzled proscuitto and croutons.

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Comments

dixiejet 2 years ago said:
My Joe loves split pea oup...I bet this would become his favorite !

rosemaryblue 2 years ago said:
Love split pea soup and this is really over-the-top!! thanks. :)

organicmama 2 years ago said:
I was going to ask why it was swanky, kind of like you and me...garnish us and we look pretty swanky too. Thanks for the post.

debbie919 2 years ago said:
Great sounding split pea soup! It's one of my favorites, will definitely bookmark this one...by the way, has anyone ever told you that you look remarkably like Wynonna?! =)

sunny 2 years ago said:
Love Split pea soup, thanks for posting.