Split Pea Ham Soup

[shanmonster]

I grew up detesting pea soup. I thought it tasted gross and looked worse. However, this year, when I had a big ol' hambone left over from Christmas dinner, I figured I'd give it another go. I'm glad I did, because what I cooked was delicious. I ate two giant bowls of it, and although I'll spare you a description of the aromatic after effects, I

Comments

[ltmurnau]

This is pretty much my recipe too, except for the parsley.
I make it every time I cook a ham; last time I used whole dried green peas which I soaked overnight first.
I understand if you soak the peas overnight, then discard the soaking water, the "aromatic aftereffects" are much reduced (I've found this soup to be very fibrous though, which is a Good Thing as I get older).

[the_lucky_nun]

The consistency is what always bothered me. Pea soup seemed and smelled like it had been pre-digested. It was too sticky and thick-tasting. Homemade has got to be better than Campbell's, though.