Print: Canadian Yellow Split Pea Soup with Ham

Creamy yellow split pea soup studded with bits of ham, carrots, celery, and thyme. There is nothing like this soup on a cold day! I am a Canadian now living in the United States and cannot get Habitant soup anymore, so I came up with this version. I think it is as good as the real thing, if not better because it is homemade.

Prep

19 min

Cook

68 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

1 ham bone with some meat
2.5 cups yellow split peas
5 stalks celery , diced
4 carrots , diced
0.5 large Spanish onion , diced
2 tablespoons kosher salt or to taste
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 bay leaf , Optional
1 pinch ground black pepper , or to taste
8 cups water , or as needed

Instructions

1 Gather the ingredients.
2 Place ham bone, yellow split peas, celery, carrots, onion, salt, thyme, bay leaf, and pepper into a large pot; pour in water. Bring mixture to a boil and skim off any foam with a spoon.
3 Reduce heat and place a lid on the pot, slightly ajar to allow some evaporation. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until yellow split peas are tender and soup is thick, about 3 hours.
4 Remove ham bone from soup; remove meat from ham bone, chop or shred, and return to the pot.

Nutrition per serving

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