This is a typical Dutch pea and ham soup that is rich and filling. Add more water if you like your soup a little thinner.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs 46 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 26 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound bone-in gammon (cured pork leg)
- 2 (14 ounce) bags dried split peas
- 8 ounces pork belly
- 1 small celeriac (celery root), peeled and chopped
- 2 leeks, sliced into 1/2-inch rings
- 2 small onions, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 smoked sausage
- 1 bunch fresh celery leaves, chopped
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place gammon in a large pot; cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Add split peas and pork belly; simmer for 10 minutes. Skim off any foam that rises to the surface of the water.
- Transfer gammon and pork belly to a plate using a slotted spoon. Strain split peas through a sieve, discarding water.
- Place gammon, split peas, and pork belly back into the pot; cover with fresh water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer gently until gammon and pork belly are tender, 2 to 3 hours.
- Transfer gammon and pork belly to a plate using a slotted spoon; cool until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Remove gammon from the bone and slice. Slice the meatiest parts off the pork belly.
- Stir the chopped meat back into the pot. Add celeriac, leeks, onions, and carrot; simmer until softened, about 15 minutes. Add whole sausage link; simmer until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove sausage link and slice into small pieces; stir back into the soup.
- Sprinkle celery leaves, salt, and pepper over soup. Simmer until celery leaves are warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add a little water in step 5 if soup is too thick.
- This soup tastes even better the next day. Reheat gently, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 539 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 75 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 29 g |
| Protein | 42 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 865 mg |
| Sugars | 12 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was a great split pea soup recipe! My husband and kids liked the added addition of potatoes! I didn’t have nutmeg or bacon on hand, so I omitted both and it didn’t affect the taste. If I were to make again, I’d probably add another carrot or two, but that’ a about it! This will be my go-to pea soup recipe from now on!