Recipe: Appetizing 'On the Mark' Split Pea Soup

'On the Mark' Split Pea Soup. 'On the Mark' Split Pea Soup Good with sine crusty bread, maybe a couple dashes of Tabasco and you're good to go! In a large stock pot with lid, drizzle the bottom with olive oil and add the knob of butter. Throw in the chopped onion, carrots, celery and garlic, saute til soft.

Yellow onion, celery, carrots and garlic - these vegetables built up the background flavors of the soup. They add some nice color too. Place the split peas in a bowl, and cover them with water. You can cook 'On the Mark' Split Pea Soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of 'On the Mark' Split Pea Soup

1. It's of dry green peas.
2. You need of stock.
3. You need of celery.
4. It's of chopped carrots.
5. Prepare of salt.
6. Prepare of black pepper.
7. You need of ham hock.
8. You need of yellow onion.
9. You need of 1bay leaf.

After a minute or two, remove any skins or split peas that float to the top. Finally, rinse the split peas in a colander. A ham hock or bone pairs perfectly with split peas but so will a smoked turkey leg. Add the onion, celery, and carrots, and cook until the onions are soft.

'On the Mark' Split Pea Soup instructions

1. Heat cooking pot with olive oil (med). Chopped onion, celery, and carrots and add to cooking pot..
2. Saute veggies for 10 mins, add stock/broth, bay leaf, and ham hock..
3. Bring broth to boil, then simmer on med low for 60 mins or until lentils are soft..
4. When lentils are soft, remove bay leaf(s). Remove ham hocks and set aside to cool..
5. Pour cooking pot contents into a drainer to allow the liquid to separate from the lentil and veggies..
6. Put lentils and veggies into a food processor until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. If soup is too thick, add some of the drained out liquid. Chop ham and add to soup..

Add the bay leaves, thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Add the split peas and stir to combine. For a different spin on traditional pea soup, try this split pea soup recipe with corned beef. The flavor is peppery rather than smoky, and a tasty change of pace. —Barbara Link, Alta Loma, California One of the most traditional ways of making split pea soup is to flavor it with ham bones. Most recipes include onion, celery, carrots, and potatoes.