Split Pea Soup with Ham Pressure Cooker Recipe

Split Pea Soup With Ham Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 4 – Cooker: 5- to 7-quart – Time: 6 minutes at HIGH pressure

• 1 pound (2¼ cups) dried green split peas, rinsed and picked over
• 3 cups chopped ham or smoked turkey
• 3 medium carrots, diced
• 3 ribs celery, diced
• 1 large white onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Method

1. In a 5- to 7-quart pressure cooker, combine the split peas, ham, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and parsley
2. Gradually pour in the water (it keeps the peas from clumping up), then add the salt and a few grinds of pepper
3. Bring to a boil over high heat
4. Do not stir; drizzle with the oil
5. Close and lock the lid
6. Set the burner heat to high
7. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
8. Set a timer to cook for 6 minutes
9. Remove the pot from the heat
10. Open the cooker with the Natural Release method; let stand for 20 minutes
11. Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
12. Taste for salt and pepper
13. Serve hot, in deep soup bowls
14. Split Pea Soup with Ham and White Beans: Add 1 (15-ounce) can white beans (such as Great Northern or navy), rinsed and drained, or 1¾ cups cooked white beans, in Step 3 after opening the pressure cooker
15. Simmer 5 to 8 minutes over medium heat, uncovered, to heat the beans

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