I came home from work Thursday night, looked at the weather, looked inside my freezer, and was disturbed. I had no soup left. The school superintendent and the weathermen were both predicting snowstorms. I needed something warm and hearty for a Shabbat soup. The only requirement was that I must be able to make matzah balls with it.
I looked though my pantry and fridge and decided on split pea soup. I normally cook it with a smoked turkey leg to give it that treife split pea soup with ham taste, but I didn’t have any smoked turkey and the kosher store was out of it. I opted for flanken and flanken bones. The soup is very good and there is plenty leftover for a few more dinners.
Split Pea Soup with Flanken
Ingredients:
1 pound of boneless flanken
3/4 pound of flanken bones
3 stalks of celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 cups of split peas
8-10 cups of water
3/4 pound of flanken bones
3 stalks of celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 cups of split peas
8-10 cups of water
salt
pepper
pepper
2 tsp. dried thyme or 3 sprigs fresh
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper the meat thoroughly. In your soup pot, brown the meaty bits in some olive oil. After 5-10 minutes, add in your mirepoix of chopped celery, carrots, and onions.Let oy saute for 5-10 minutes.
While the meat and veggies are sauteeing, rinse the split peas.
Pour the split peas in to the pot. Stir. Add in the bay leaves and the thyme.
Pour in the water.
Let the soup come to a boil. Simmer for 1-2 hours, until reduced to your desired thickness.
Enjoy!
About Hindy Garfinkel
Nice recipe! I appreciate your “treife split pea soup with ham taste” — to get that smoky flavor w/o the trouble of finding/cooking a turkey leg, I use smoked paprika). In addition to the split peas, I add 1-2 cups of dried, whole pigeon peas (let ’em soak overnight in water). However, instead of cooking in water, I use broth/stock. Finally, about ten minutes before serving, I add 1-2 cups of frozen peas — they’ll thaw and cook during that time and continue in-the-bowl — which add color and taste. !שבת שלום