A Childhood Take on Classic Split Pea Soup, Ready to eat in 20 minutes.
Split pea soup has always been one of my favorites. It’s hearty, comforting and packed with flavor. It’s a soup that comes together with a few staples and thanks to the Instant Pot, all you need to do is quickly chop and sauté, then it does the rest. There’s no babysitting here.
Over the years, I’ve perfected my own split pea soup recipe. Back in the day, it took a lot of simmering to get this dish on the table, and time, oh the time! Keep in mind; we had to walk uphill both ways in the snow. Lots of snow in San Diego, har har har.
Now with the modernization of pressure cookers, and the invention of the oh-so-amazing Instant Pot, you can have this soup on your table in almost the same amount of time as heating some of the condensed stuff.
Great, so how do you make it?
The basis of any delicious soup, in my opinion, is a good mirepoix (mir-e-
Now, to be honest with you, I had never, ever, ever had hot-dog in my split pea soup. The idea of adding those little franks was never really on the top of my “add to soup list.” But then along came Chrissy Teigen; this girl knows her food. If you don’t already have her book Cravings, I highly recommend it.
Hold the presses! You’re actually suggesting a grown adult should eat hotdogs in their soup?
Yes, I do suggest adults try this hotdog packed soup. Not only do you secretly crave hotdogs, your children openly confess their love for them. So why hold back? It’s deliciousness in a bowl. Mmmhmm. What’s even better is that I make this in the Instant Pot, so between chopping, sautéing and cooking at pressure, you can have this oh-so-good-ness on your table in 20 minutes.
Still not sold on the hotdogs? Not to worry. You can still make my classic split pea soup without it. Be sure to substitute the water with chicken broth, and about 2 cups diced ham for the hotdog. All the other prep and cooking times is the same.
Once you make this soup, you’re going to want it on hand all the time, which is excellent, because, this split pea soup freezes perfectly. Portion it out however you choose, pop it in the freezer, and you too can have perfectly cooked split pea soup whenever your heart desires.
enjoy!
xx
the turnips + tantrums team
Instant Pot Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil or avocado oil
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 2 medium carrots chopped
- 2 celery sticks chopped
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 7 kosher hot dogs sliced on the diagonal
- 7 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups dried split peas
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- fresh pepper
Instructions
- In your pressure cooker or Instant Pot, heat oil and saute onion, carrots and celery until onion is translucent.
- Add garlic and stir until fragrant.
- Add hot dogs stir until they have some color on them.
- Add split peas, water and salt.
- Cover, bring to high pressure and cook for 15 minutes in the Instant Pot or 11 minutes in the standard Pressure Cooker. Quick release, add more salt and pepper if needed, then enjoy!
Notes
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Recipe Source: Turnips + Tantrums Original with a hot dog twist from Chrissy Teigen.
Looking to make my classic Split Pea Soup version? Substitute chicken stock for the water and add 2 cups diced ham instead of the hotdog. You can find out how to make stock here.