Split Pea Soup

Thick, smoky, and deeply satisfying

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Serves: 6-8
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Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Melt butter. Cook onions, celery, carrots until softened, .
  2. Add garlic, cook 30 seconds.
  3. Add peas, water, ham hock, bay leaves, thyme. Bring to boil.
  4. Reduce heat, simmer partially covered until thick, about 1 hour.
  5. Remove ham hock, shred meat, return to soup. Discard bone.
  6. Remove bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

  • No need to soak split peas.
  • Soup thickens significantly as it cools - thin when reheating.

Adapted from America's Test Kitchen