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.
Ingredients
(4 Servings)
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
Directions
- 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.
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Empar says
Realmente es apetitosa y la fotografía te ha quedado Fabulosa.
Un beso.
KennyT says
I can smell autumn!
Oysterculture says
Oh my, I love split pea soup and this looks like heaven!
Erica says
Thank you all for the comments!
Gera @ SweetsFoods says
A very satisfying soup..ideal for these cold days here 🙂
Cheers!
Gera
Atreyee says
Can you make anything that I won’t like? gorgeous 🙂
rebecca subbiah says
you so deserve this award oh and the waitress in Davids cafe in Miami was Columbian I wrote down your blog for her lol
Lynda says
This soup looks delicious… love the flavor combo and it’s perfect for our cooler weather!
Erica says
Thank you everyone for visiting my blog 🙂
Simply Life says
Oh this soup sounds great!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
The split pea soup looks and sounds just wonderful!
Lisa says
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.
girlichef says
Love it!!! I completely and totally LOVE soup…this one looks fabulous 😀
Lula says
MMMM, voy a hacer esta sopita, que me parece perfecta para el frio.
Saludos de Alemania.
Felisha says
Looks delish. Will give it a try! 🙂
Kent says
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.
Pippa says
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