Split pea soup with crispy kielbasa from Modern Comfort Food (page 62) by Ina Garten

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Ingredients

thyme
chicken stock
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ksg518 on October 25, 2024

Very good version of split pea soup. I used dried thyme and bay leaf and skipped the part about blending some of the soup. I also diced and browned the sausage since the slices didn't seem to be very spoon friendly. Plus by browning the sausage in the soup pot before starting the rest of the soup, I had one less pan to wash.
GaryCooks on March 31, 2024

I thought this was excellent. I like the addition of the kielbasa better than the normal ham - the kielbasa being more subtle than the ham that always seems to jump out at me. I’d decrease the salt from 2 to 1 tsp next time as my husband felt it was too salty, but it was fine for me and I don’t like salty food. I’m wondering where others are getting meat from their ham hocks - the few times I used them there was maybe 1 or 2 bites worth of meat - I prefer ham shanks that I found to have more meat. Bottom line - I’d definitely make this again.
Lepa on April 08, 2022

I am feeling sick so my husband made this and it was a bowl of pure comfort. Like others, he used an immersion blender to make the soup smooth. He made it in the pressure cooker (after sauteing the vegetables), which took twenty minutes. We cut up the ham hock and put it back in the soup. Delicious!
breakthroughc on January 10, 2021

One of my pet peeves is pictures that don't reflect the recipe. This soup is much thinner than the picture and the sausage sunk to the bottom. I t was just okay. I also added the meat from the ham hock, why would you throw it away.
kateiscoooking on December 12, 2020

This was very good split pea soup. I think I'd prefer shredded ham to the kielbasa. But, otherwise, wouldn't make any changes.
anya_sf on October 09, 2020

I used dried thyme and bay leaf, and 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth + 4 cups water. Didn't need extra salt. I used an immersion blender to partially puree the soup and also added the meat from the ham hock to the soup (why would you discard it?). The soup was really good, a classic with a small twist.