Mrs. Schreiner's Split-Pea Soup

Name: Mrs. Schreiner's Split-Pea Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 8 cups
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon (about 1/4 pound); 1/2 onion, chopped; 2 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 lb dried split peas; 2 1/2 quarts water (or chicken broth); 1 smoked ham hock; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 bay leaf

Submitted by Bev I Am

"My family loves split-pea soup and this is the best recipe for it I have found! I like to substitute canned chicken broth for the water and add a bit more ham. This recipe comes from Gourmet Magazine,1995. Delicious!"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 8 cups

ingredients

8 slices bacon (about 1/4 pound)
¹⁄₂ onion, chopped
2 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 lb dried split peas
2 ¹⁄₂ quarts water (or chicken broth)
1 smoked ham hock
1 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf

directions

In a large heavy kettle or stock pot cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer to paper towels to drain.
Pour off all but about 1/4 cup bacon fat from kettle and cook onions and carrots, stirring, until softened.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer 2 hours uncovered, stirring occasionally and adding 1 to 2 cups more water (or broth) if soup becomes too thick.
Remove kettle from heat and transfer ham hock with a slotted spoon to a cutting board.
Discard fat and bones and chop meat.
Return meat to kettle and simmer soup, stirring, until heated through.
Discard bay leaf.
Just before serving, crumble bacon and sprinkle over soup.
Makes 8 cups.

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Reviews

My soup turned out to be quite thin although the flavor was nice. I recommend starting with maybe 2 cups less water.

sylviaed
A great recipe for this family favorite comfort food. The bacon added a nice smoky flavor. We like a thick pea soup, so I only used 2 qrts of water, and it was perfect. I added another bay leaf and some pepper for our taste preference. A keeper, for sure! Thanks for sharing, Bev.

PanNan
Bev, This soup is a family favourite in our household. It's not winter until you have split-pea soup. Like JanS I too add some chopped mint to give the soup a freshness. Sometimes, I add bacon bones to the soup instead of the bacon. All the meat falls off the bones. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

Chrissyo
I've been making split pea soup for years, but the addition of the bacon was fantastic. I did add a bit more onion, and finished it with mint (I just couldn't eat split pea soup without mint). Thanks for a great recipe.

JustJanS
Doubled onions and carrots, and added a good two cups of chopped smoked ham for a well-rounded meal with plenty of protein. Also used Lowry's Garlic Salt instead of regular salt. My husband and I are loving it; the kids would if they could ever get over how it looks!!

Raquel Grinnell

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Tweaks

Great recipe. Skipped the bacon and added ham bones instead of ham hocks.

aieajohn E
Bev, This soup is a family favourite in our household. It's not winter until you have split-pea soup. Like JanS I too add some chopped mint to give the soup a freshness. Sometimes, I add bacon bones to the soup instead of the bacon. All the meat falls off the bones. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

Chrissyo

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