LAST UPDATED: May 22, 2020 • FIRST PUBLISHED: January 4, 2012 By Toni Dash 17 Comments

Split Pea Soup with Red Wine and Ham

Name: Split Pea Soup with Red Wine and Ham
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Ingredients: 2 cups dried green split peas (rinsed); 4 cups water; 4 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 strip kombu seaweed*; 3 large garlic cloves (finely chopped); 3 large carrots (finely chopped); 3 stalks celery (finely chopped); 1 ½ tablespoons celery leaf (fresh, diced); 3 medium-large red new potatoes (peeled and cubed (1/2” cubes)); 1 bay leaf; 1 large red onion (finely chopped); 1 ham bone; ¼ cup dry red wine; ¼ teaspoon dried thyme; ¼ teaspoon dried basil; ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram; ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary; ¼ teaspoon dried sage; 1 cup ham (cubed (1/2” cubes)); Salt and pepper to taste

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Winter is a quiet season for a Colorado Locavore. Unless one has resources who greenhouse grow (fortunately I know some farmers who do) our task is to live from our stores from the fall. This generally means a lot of root vegetables, winter squash, apples, pears (though those pears stored are probably about out now) and dried (or canned) goods.

I’ll out myself here; I am a soup-a-holic. As soon as the first chill of fall arrives my Dutch ovens and crock pot are on the ready. I would eat soup every meal of the day if left to my own devices. Bean soups are definitely my favorite, providing a non-meat source of protein that is filling, warming and delicious. I generally prepare mine with dried beans, always having an abundance from local sources on hand.

After enjoying a beautiful local ham for Christmas the day arrived when we could eat no more. The dinners, sandwiches, omelets had run their course and we needed to finish it off in a dish fit for the deliciousness it delivered. Some beautiful soup seemed in order, this version with the traditional flavors and seasonings punched up a bit. Kind of like ‘Big Girl Split Pea soup’. It is full of great texture between the split peas, potato and ham and it’s great to freeze as well!