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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Soups » Split Pea And Chicken Soup

    Split Pea and Chicken Soup

    Oct 7, 2009 · Modified: Jul 14, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 17 Comments

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    Split Pea and Chicken Soup

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 17 votes
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    Course Main dish
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup dried split peas
    • 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
    • 5 cups chicken stock
    • 5 chicken drumsticks
    • Salt and pepper
    • 1 cup grated carrots
    • 1 garlic clove minced
    • ¼ cup chopped onion
    • 1 scallion chopped
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon paprika
    • 1 large potato peeled and diced
    • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

    Instructions
     

    • Place the peas in a large pot, cover with water and soak overnight. Drain the peas and set aside.
    • In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the carrots and scallions. Cook stirring, until just soft, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
    • Add the chicken and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown. Add the drained peas, salt, pepper, and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
    • Add the chicken stock, the ground cumin and paprika. Cook stirring occasionally for 30 minutes, add the potatoes and cilantro. Cook for 30 more minutes or until the peas are tender, about 1 hour. (Add more water or chicken stock as needed if the soup becomes too thick.)
    • Remove the skin and debone it, breaking the meat into bite sized pieces, and return the meat to the soup. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
    Keyword split pea soup
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    This soup was one of the recipes I made for my sister, Catalina, when she came to visit a couple of weeks ago. We hated soups as kids yet my mom loved to make them, so we had are daily lunch time soup battles with my mother :). Now we love soups, so I made this delicious split pea and chicken soup for her. She appreciated every one of the dishes I cooked, so it was a pleasure to feed her and have her staying in my home. Usually this soup is thicker, but this time I wanted to make it thinner and it was delicious.

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Empar

      October 07, 2009 at 11:10 am

      5 stars
      Realmente es apetitosa y la fotografía te ha quedado Fabulosa.
      Un beso.

      Reply
    2. KennyT

      October 07, 2009 at 12:51 pm

      5 stars
      I can smell autumn!

      Reply
    3. Gera @ SweetsFoods

      October 07, 2009 at 6:11 pm

      5 stars
      A very satisfying soup..ideal for these cold days here 🙂

      Cheers!

      Gera

      Reply
    4. Oysterculture

      October 07, 2009 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my, I love split pea soup and this looks like heaven!

      Reply
    5. Erica

      October 07, 2009 at 6:11 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you all for the comments!

      Reply
    6. Atreyee

      October 07, 2009 at 7:18 pm

      5 stars
      Can you make anything that I won't like? gorgeous 🙂

      Reply
    7. rebecca subbiah

      October 07, 2009 at 9:03 pm

      5 stars
      you so deserve this award oh and the waitress in Davids cafe in Miami was Columbian I wrote down your blog for her lol

      Reply
    8. Lynda

      October 07, 2009 at 9:37 pm

      5 stars
      This soup looks delicious... love the flavor combo and it's perfect for our cooler weather!

      Reply
    9. Simply Life

      October 08, 2009 at 7:28 am

      5 stars
      Oh this soup sounds great!

      Reply
    10. Erica

      October 08, 2009 at 6:52 am

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for visiting my blog 🙂

      Reply
    11. Lisa

      October 08, 2009 at 8:34 am

      5 stars
      Now that's a combination I never would have come up with on my own. I make soup every Sunday for home and for my husband to take to work and I'm going to give this a go.

      Reply
    12. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      October 08, 2009 at 8:31 am

      5 stars
      The split pea soup looks and sounds just wonderful!

      Reply
    13. girlichef

      October 08, 2009 at 12:18 pm

      5 stars
      Love it!!! I completely and totally LOVE soup...this one looks fabulous 😀

      Reply
    14. Lula

      October 10, 2009 at 2:15 am

      5 stars
      MMMM, voy a hacer esta sopita, que me parece perfecta para el frio.
      Saludos de Alemania.

      Reply
    15. Felisha

      October 11, 2009 at 8:07 pm

      5 stars
      Looks delish. Will give it a try! 🙂

      Reply
    16. Kent

      October 13, 2009 at 9:34 pm

      5 stars
      Chicken Soup is one of my favorite dishes of all time. it is very tasty and the ingredients are very available. sometimes i put a dash of chili over my chicken soup because i like it spicy hot.

      Reply
    17. Pippa

      March 24, 2018 at 9:49 pm

      5 stars
      Hi there,

      After searching online for a dish involving chicken and split peas (which was what I had at home), I found your recipe and I made this in Melbourne, Australia last week. It was delicious! Thanks for the recipe.

      Regards,

      Pippa

      Reply

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