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Split Pea Soup Recipe
Put away grandma’s recipe because this homemade split pea soup loaded up with pork confit is hands down the best around.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 5h 40m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 4h👤 Chef Billy Parisi📖 billyparisi
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pot
- sauce pot
- frying pan
- pan
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pork: Preheat the oven to 300°.
2
Add the onions, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf to a medium size sauce pot.
bay leaf1
3
Next, each pork tenderloin in half and season well on all sides with salt and pepper, and add it to the pot with the vegetables and herbs.
pork tenderloin2 pounds
4
Add in oil and make sure the pork is submerged.
5
Cook in the oven for ⏱️ 4 hours.
6
Remove from the oven and add each pork tenderloin to a large frying pan over medium-high heat until golden brown on each side, about ⏱️ 2-3 minutes per side.
pork tenderloin2 pounds
7
Shred the pork using 2 forks. Note: Strain the confit fat and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 1 month for other confit recipes.
8
Soup: With about ⏱️ 2 hours left in the cooking process of the pork confit, add the butter to a large pot over medium heat along with the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic, and sweat for about ⏱️ 10 minutes or until the vegetables are slightly rendered.
9
Add in the peas, split peas, and chicken stock and simmer over low heat for about ⏱️ 90 minutes or until the peas have broken down and the soup is thick.
peas2 cupssplit peas2 cupschicken stock8 cups
10
With about ⏱️ 20 minutes left in the cooking process, add the potatoes to the soup and cook until tender.
11
Finish by seasoning with salt and pepper and add the shredded pork. Note: I only used half of the amount of shredded pork confit but you can absolutely use it all. It is delicious to eat by itself or serve as its own meal.
12
Pour some into a bowl and add on optional crème Fraiche garnish and serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
434 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
14 g
sugar Content
9 g
sodium Content
334 mg
protein Content
30 g
cholesterol Content
46 mg
carbohydrate Content
48 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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