Comments on: Split Pea Soup (no bacon, just ham)

By: Cooking Ham Instructions

Cooking Ham Instructions — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:53:52 +0000

Victory! At last I have found a site that answers my questions. Thank you from a very grateful heart. Dorothy Wildman.

By: Candy

Candy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:44:24 +0000

Eniris – The ham is just an option, you can opt meat out entirely if you wished. Turkey sausage would be good, though I’d recommend you cook it separately then add it into the soup as you serve it.

By: ENIRIS RIDDICK

ENIRIS RIDDICK — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:10:12 +0000

I love soups but I dont like pork. Can I substitute the ham for turkey sausage? Any other suggestions instead of ham??? THANK YOU !

By: Candy

Candy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:11:09 +0000

Dan – Thanks for taking the time and effort on all the great tips! It looks like you did cook this hundreds of times :)

By: DanD

DanD — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:11:47 +0000

Very good. I’ve cooked hundreds of pots of split peas
Here are some tricks
1- add salt at the end
2- try adding tablespoon or three of nutritional yeast esp if vegetarian
3- add some kind of cooking oil if vegetarian
4- try garlic and cayenne
5- try adding some frozen peas at the end for a light touch
6- soak the peas at least six hours. Makes cooking easier
7- make sure to serve this hot in the winter…a real warmer upper
8- I like it with some diced raw onion on top
9- Soy sauce adds flavor…if you use it put less salt in the pot

By: Hummingbird Appetite

Hummingbird Appetite — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:27:54 +0000

I love peas. I’ll pretty much eat soup for lunch every day because it’s easy to eat it as I work in front of the computer.

By: Candy

Candy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:32:51 +0000

Haha…funny that a couple of you mentioned the weather. It got down to the 70s and I wanted a warm hearty bowl of soup already. :P

By: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction

Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:54:44 +0000

I have never actually tried split pea soup… Looks tasty, though. I will definitely give a try once the weather is a bit cooler!

By: Candy

Candy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:10:42 +0000

You’re welcome Peggy!

Chiara – The ham was from leftovers, actually! My mom gave us the meat, and some pineapples she baked it with, but no bone unfortunately. Great flavor though!

By: Chiara

Chiara — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:02:42 +0000

This is one of my favorite soups. We usually make it when we have leftovers from a whole ham and use the bone to make ham stock. If you ever have leftovers from a whole ham try it, it gives it a delicious flavor!
I wish the weather was cooler here already, I miss making soups…

By: Peggy

Peggy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:57:20 +0000

looks delicious and easy! Thanks for the great recipe!