I'm making homemade split pea soup

[MissMillie]

My sister made a corned beef & cabbage dinner last week and she gave me a quart of the cooking broth.

I was thinking of making lentil soup, but I didn't have any lentils in the house.

Being 1/2 French Canadian, I'm using the yellow split peas.

It smells good in here.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Ymmmm...I can smell it too! Smells good actually!

Enjoy!

[Lebam in LA]

2. Yummy

My favorite

[thbobby]

3. I love split pea soup

I have tried to make it many times, but could never get the results I wanted. I used yellow split peas, green split peas.

I have followed several recipes I have found on the internet. Try to avoid using bacon, but have a couple of times. I am not a great cook, but I am functional.

Could you please share your recipe and any tips?

[MissMillie]

5. Usually when I make it, I use my Dad's recipe

But since I didn't have a ham bone, this time I used the recipe on the back of the Goya peas, substituting the broth my sister gave me for one quart of the liquid (need 2 more cups of water) and using only 1/2 cube bullion because the broth I was using was plenty salty.

I will look up my Dad's recipe and send it to you via DU mail.

[thbobby]

6. Thank you so much!

You are going to a lot of trouble for me. It is much appreciated. I thought perhaps you were using an online recipe. If I can ever return the favor, let me know. I make a lot of tex-mex, stir frys, and do make fairly good stew using pork butt roast as a base (also either beef broth or chicken broth - probably sounds weird, but is good).

Again, thank you. You have made a man pseudo chef very appreciative.

[LisaM]

4. Yum!

Years ago, a restaurant in Ann Arbor served a delicious pea soup, and if you ordered it, you could choose one of two accompaniments, a side of sour cream or a small glass of sherry (meant to be drizzled over the top and not mixed in). I have to say, that remains one of my best restaurant memories of all time.

[thbobby]

7. I first tried it in a Detroit Restaurant

I was having lunch with my grandfather. I was only about 10 years old at the time. He used to take me into Canada and all around Detroit. Good memories!

[Danmel]

13. Zingermans?

Best mushroom barley soup ever.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Yum! 😋

[elfin]

9. Haven't made it for ages, but when I do...

I add celery, onion and quite a few chopped potatoes. Plus ham or bacon bits. Is it still pea soup? Dunno, but still good.

[MissMillie]

10. I've never added potatoes

but I do add carrots.

[Binkie The Clown]

12. I add celery, potatoes AND carrots to mine. No ham, though. Vegan here. nt

[pansypoo53219]

11. yellow so much nicer looking

i love lentil soup too. grandma's recipe. but i like adding black or a red bean to male it less poopy looking. and tomatoes.

[MissMillie]

20. that sounds wonderful

I don't have a recipe for lentil soup. I was going to wing-it.

[applegrove]

14. Got to be one of my favourite kinds of soup. There is a brand of french canadian

split pea we in canada like: Habitant. A little salty but we like it.

[MissMillie]

19. I've had it, and I think it's good

Not as good as homemade, but good.

I don't mind a little extra salt... I add salt to most everything.

[onethatcares]

15. save a spot at the table

I'm on my way. What wine goes with that?

[MissMillie]

17. I have always believed

that one should just drink the wine they like.

[raven mad]

16. The. Best. Stuff. Ever.

Darn it, now I have to modify my shopping list again..............

[MissMillie]

18. at least the ingredients are inexpensive (n/t)

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[raven mad]

21. And I already stocked up on smoked ham hocks!

LOL! Every year..................

[ailsagirl]

22. Good stuff!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

23. With some jalapeno cornbread - YUM n/t