Polish Split Peas Soup
Created by dienia b on May 13, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #44605
Ingredients
- 4 ounces bacon, cut into pieces (4 slices)
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 8 cups water
- 1 pound green split peas, dried
- 1 meaty ham bone (8 ounces)
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 ounces ham, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 pound rutabaga, peeled & cut in 1/2″ pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook cut bacon in a large pot over medium heat. Remove and add the onions and carrots and celery to grease.
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Step 2: Season lightly with salt, pepper and paprika.
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Step 3: Cook until translucent.
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Step 4: Add garlic.
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Step 5: Cook until veggies soften, about 2-4 minutes.
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Step 6: Add water, peas, ham bone, and bay leaf to vegetables.
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Step 7: Bring to boil and skim foam from top.
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Step 8: Add chopped ham and rutabaga.
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Step 9: Return to boil, then reduce heat to simmer.
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Step 10: Let simmer for 1 hour.
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Step 11: Remove ham bone and let cool about 5 minutes or until able to handle.
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Step 12: Remove bay leaf.
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Step 13: Pull any remaining meat from bone and add back to pot.
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Step 14: Add bacon.
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Step 15: Season to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (516.7 g)
- Calories 277.8
- Total Fat - 6.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2 g
- Cholesterol - 28.7 mg
- Sodium - 905.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 39.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
- Sugars - 6.1 g
- Protein - 14 g
- Calcium - 70.9 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 31.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg