Lunch · Canadian
Québec yellow split pea soup with ham
A thick batch-cook soup of yellow split peas, ham and vegetables, the way it is made in Québec.
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 15 min
- High-protein here means at least 20 g of protein a serving, and at least 20% of its calories.
- Dairy-free here means no milk, cheese, butter, yogurt or cream.
Ingredients
For 4 bowls- 250 g dried yellow split peas
- 250 g deli ham, diced
- 150 g onion, diced
- 150 g carrots, diced
- 100 g celery, diced
- 1000 ml chicken broth
- 500 ml water
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Method
Rinse the split peas.
Put the peas, onion, carrots, celery, broth, water and thyme in a large pot and bring to a boil, skimming off any foam.
Cover and simmer for 50 to 60 minutes, stirring now and then, until the peas have broken down into a thick soup.
Stir in the ham and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes more. Keeps 5 days in the fridge and freezes well.