Yellow Split Pea Soup

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Agreed, great simple recipe. Another Canadian here.

For a leaner version without the meat, potatoes or butter, here's how I altered the ingredients and it turned out incredibly thick, smooth and rich with flavor.

sauteed in 1/8 cup safflower oil instead of butter
6 stalks of celery instead of 4
added 1/4 cup chopped portobello mushroom
added 3 Tbsp chopped fresh ginger
additional 1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp white pepper

Use an immersible Braun style blender placed deep into the liquid and on a diagonal angle just below the liquid surface, blend slowly and carefully. The liquid should be drawn into the blades of the blender in a swirling motion. Don't use an up and down motion or you will have hot soup all over you and the kitchen. Enjoy

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The only thing I can think of against this dish is the color, I found the yellow slightly off-putting. I guess green split pea soup isn't the best color, either. It was amazingly easy to make with relatively few ingredients, has a nice rich and hearty texture yet is surprisingly light and was inexpensive to make. I used a smoked ham hock and added about 8 oz finely diced ham steak (after puree for texture. I was able to make the dish for around $15, including the bread and ham steak.

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What an excellent recipe, as always with Milliken & Feniger! I followed the recipe exactly except for adding 2 garlic cloves and one teaspoon of curry powder. This recipe was so easy to make, especially since I have an immersion blender and didn't have to go the blender or food processor route in small batches. I served it with the croutons and brown mustard. Gave a pint to my mother and to my sister, and they agreed that it was excellent. Thanks so much for this recipe! We are so lucky to have the Food Network and all the recipes from superb professional chefs. We're really getting spoiled, aren't we?

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The first time I tried making this I could not find a ham hock, so I substituted with a ham bone from a spiral ham. It came out fantastic - who knew I could absolutely love something made from peas? Now every time we have a spiral ham my husband requests that I make this soup from the leftovers.

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Missing Canadian yellow split pea soup, I thought this might taste like home. It did - excellent recipe! I used a smoked ham hock from a German deli in Portland, OR and used a mixture of 1/2 water, 1/2 Woflgang Puck vegetable stock plus a bit of Trader Joe's reduced sodium chicken stock flavouring to reduce sodium and it turned out great. I cut some of the pieces of ham hock up afterwards and added it to the soup after using a hand blender to puree some of it right in the pot, leaving some pieces of vegetable whole. The idea to put croutons was good and the mustard was BRILLIANT! My family loved it. I used Haggen's own brand of Crostini and Jack Daniel's Old #7 mustard. Letting it stand a bit meant it thickened on its own, then we reheated it, bowl by bowl. This is a keeper and I'll pass it on to my kids. Thank you.

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This is the most awesome pea soup I've had since childhood. We had this a lot in the cold winter months but my Mom used whole peas only available in Canada. This recipe tastes exactly the same only better as I like smooth soups. Th thickness was perfect and flavor was outstanding. I used ham slices I had in the freezer and gave it the right flavor. I cut the ham in small pieces and will use it for garnish. This is definitely a keeper. Thanks for an outstanding recipe!

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I've tried other split pea soup recipes but this one was the smoothest, creamiest ever! Follow the directions and don't boil too hard. My new favorite soup!

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I found this soup to have a good flavor, but couldn't get it to puree to a smooth consistency. Also, when I tried to puree it, it exploded all over my kitchen. I would recommend letting the soup cool first.

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Its easy, Fantastic to make.

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This soup is great. I used chicken breast and chicken broth and 3 strips of cooked bacon. I got my husband to try it. He hated Split pea soup, but likes this one. (I think it had something to do with the green color. Since then, I have used half yellow and half green split peas for soup and he how enjoys pea soups with ham better thank the chicken I first used.. This is a great recipe. (PS can be made with bacon if you don't have ham or a ham hock. This soup is wonderful with yellow or green split peas or a combination of both.