Did you know, there are literally millions of Pea soup varieties? Trust me, I looked! But only for research. Check it out for yourself on that Pinterest Link, but trust me, the page goes on and on.
Dutch Pea Soup (Erwtensoep), English Spring Pea Soup, The "Hairy" Man's Pea soup
(?SERIOUSLY does not sound appetizing!), Yellow Split pea with Sweet potatos and Kale,
Swedish Yellow Pea Soup (Slow Cooker Ärtsoppa), Lucky Black-eyed pea soup...
You get the picture.
You get the picture.
Honestly? I have my own go-to Pea soup
recipe and I don't care to really try anyone elses, no matter how good
it might be... Yes, I am a pea soup snob.
I almost said "snot", but then realized that is probably
not appropriate for a post about pea soup...
I almost said "snot", but then realized that is probably
not appropriate for a post about pea soup...
Omgosh - ever done this? Yeah... me too
{GRIN}
oh don't worry - there's no cute dogs in this soup recipe, I promise
{Yeah, me too, Ryan, me too.}
I do love this soup though. It's versatile, and you can use what you have on hand to make it amazing. It really doesn't take much of anything to bring out the smokey flavor of the ham bits, and honestly while it seems like a soup this good should take a lot of work, it really is a easy to pull together.
You can cook it as long as you want too, making it a perfect Crock pot option while you're at work. I'll share with you the way I normally make it, and then I'll discuss some of the 'substitutes' you can use instead if you need to.
I'm no vegan, gluten free eater, so unfortunately I can't help you there, but if you look at the link at the top of this post, I'm sure you'll find something that will satisfy your palate.
