Ingredients:
- a bouquet garni (6 sprigs fresh parsley, 2 bay leaves, a dozen pepper corns, 1 tsp of celery seed tied up in cheesecloth bag)
- salt-careful here, taste after cooking and adjust according to the salt released from the ham hock
- pumpernickel croutons, baked in the oven with garlic butter and parmesan
Directions:
- Blanch the split peas for two minutes in boiling water. Drain
- Put the peas, ham hock, onion, carrots, and bouquet garni with the water in the slow cooker.
- Heat a medium skillet and slightly saute the Canadian bacon to release some of the fat and crisp the meat ever so slightly, sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Don't breathe deep here Add to slow cooker.
- Cover and cook 10 hours on low.
- Taste and adjust for salt. Pick off meat from the ham hock and leave in the soup. Remove bone of course.
- In skillet, heat olive oil and quickly sizzle the proscuitto until crispy.
- Make croutons with big pumpernickel chunks, drizzled with a garlic oil/butter mix and lots of parmesan cheese.
- Ladle soup in shallow bowls and top with frizzled proscuitto and croutons.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 202.65 Kcal (848 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 51.11 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 5.68g | 9% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 32.88mg | 11% | |
| Sodium | 897.56mg | 37% | |
| Potassium | 531.17mg | 11% | |
| Total Carbs | 17.37g | 6% | |
| Sugars | 7.37g | 29% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 5.24g | 21% | |
| Protein | 17.96g | 36% | |
| Vitamin C | 33.9mg | 57% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.2mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 65.6mg | 7% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 46.17 Kcal (193 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 11.64 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 1.29g | 9% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 7.49mg | 11% | |
| Sodium | 204.49mg | 37% | |
| Potassium | 121.02mg | 11% | |
| Total Carbs | 3.96g | 6% | |
| Sugars | 1.68g | 29% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.19g | 21% | |
| Protein | 4.09g | 36% | |
| Vitamin C | 7.7mg | 57% | |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 7% | |
| Calcium | 15mg | 7% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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