30-Minute Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup

Name: 30-Minute Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Butter; 1 Onion, finely diced; 1 stalk Celery, finely diced; 6 oz Ham, diced; 2 cloves Garlic, minced; 1 lb Split pea, dried; 6 cups Chicken stock; 2 Bay leaf; Salt; Black pepper, ground

By J. Kenji López-Alt · 40 min

Ingredients

Butter3 tbsp
Onion · finely diced1
Celery · finely diced1 stalk
Ham · diced6 oz
Garlic · minced2 cloves
Split pea · dried1 lb
Chicken stock6 cups
Bay leaf2
Salt
Black pepper · ground

Instructions

Melt the butter in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and ham and cook, stirring, until softened but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add the split peas, stock and bay leaves and stir. Cover, bring to high pressure and cook for 20 minutes. Release the pressure rapidly by opening the air valve.
Open the lid, stir until smooth, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

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