Description
Thick split pea soup, filled with peas, carrots and topped with thick cured ham. This classic Dutch recipe is cosy and delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cup of split pea
- 4.5 cups of water
- 1 shallot (chopped)
- 1 clove of garlic (chopped)
- 1 sprig of celery (diced)
- 1/4 lbs of smoked ham
- 1 leek (sliced)
- 1 tsp of herbes de Provence
- 1 medium carrot (diced)
- 2 tbsp of fresh parsley (chopped)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Wash the split pea with clear water.
- Pour water in a large pot with split pea, shallot, garlic, celery, herbes de Provence and ham.
- Add a tsp of salt.
- Heat on medium heat for 1h.
- At the leek and cook for 20 more minutes.
- Remove the ham.
- Use a hand blender to mix the soup.
- Dice the ham.
- Add the carrot and diced ham, a teaspoon of black pepper grounded in the soup and cook for 20 minutes on low heat.
- Serve in a bowl and add chopped parsley on the top.
Notes
Wine recommendation : Altos de San Esteban La Perra Gorda 2015 (Spain)
We recommend this rich Merlot which would pair perfectly with our split pea soup.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour 40 mins
- Category: Soups
- Cuisine: Dutch
