Recipe: Simple Split green pea soup

Split green pea soup. Melt butter and oil in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add celery, onion, carrot, and salt. Hearty homemade green split pea soup.

Thick, creamy and luscious, this Lebanese green split pea soup is a unique vegetarian and vegan spin on split pea soup, made with traditional Middle Eastern seasonings. Top with za'atar (a blend of dried herbs, sesame, and sumac) for a really special flavor. (Recipe adapted from the Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook by Salma Hage). In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat olive oil. You can cook Split green pea soup using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Split green pea soup

1. It's 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
2. You need 2 tablespoons of butter.
3. It's 1 of Onion, diced.
4. Prepare 3 stalks of celery, diced.
5. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of thyme leaves,dried.
7. You need 3 of carrots, chopped.
8. It's 4-6 cloves of Garlic, presses or finely minced.
9. It's 1/4 tsp of Pepper.
10. Prepare 6 cups of chicken or vegetable broth low sodium (add another cup if you want thinner broth).
11. It's 1 lb of Green Split Peas (rinced).
12. You need 1 tsp of liquid smoke optional for vegetarian version.
13. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt kosher or 1/4 tsp table salt (add after cooking if needed).
14. Prepare of Optional meats you can use: (or combination of them).
15. You need 6 slices of bacon.
16. You need 2 of small ham hocks.
17. You need 2-3 cups of diced leftover ham (which is all I use).

Cook onion, carrot, celery and garlic until onion is translucent. Stir in yellow and green split peas, broth, seasoning and salt. This is the best split pea soup recipe! I've made it three times, and am making it again right now with the ham bone left over from Easter dinner.

Split green pea soup step by step

1. Turn the pressure cooker on to the Sauté function. Let it warm up and add the olive oil and butter..
2. Add the onion, celery, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to turn translucent.
3. Add the carrots, garlic, (bacon or ham, if using), and pepper and cook for a minute.
4. Add broth, hambone or ham hock, if using, (Add liquid smoke, if using, for vegetarian method). Let come to a simmer..
5. Stir in split peas..
6. Place the lid on the pot and lock it in place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position..
7. Cancel the sauté function and Choose Pressure Cook/Manual, and use the + or - or dial to choose 18 minutes. High pressure. It will take a few minutes for the pot to come to pressure..
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9. When the cooking time has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 15 minutes to naturally release some of the pressure. Then turn the steam release knob to Venting to quick release the remaining pressure..
10. When the pin in the lid drops down, carefully open the lid, facing away from you. Remove the bay leaves and the bone or ham hocks, if you used them..
11. Taste and add the salt as desired. Serve hot. The soup will thicken quite a bit when it cools, that is normal..
12. This isn’t my recipe I found it online at simply nourishing and tried it out. I liked the fact you do not have to use Ham or a ham hock. I posted it because I use it again and again and tweek it till it tastes the way I like it.😸.

I don't soak the peas overnight (like my mom used to do), and it still turns out perfect every time. I also will substitute some of the water with chicken broth to give it a little more flavor. Split pea soup can be kept refrigerated for about a week, or frozen for up to three months. To freeze, cool the soup completely, then transfer to freezer containers or bags. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, or gently warm the frozen soup in a saucepan over low heat on the stove top.