Potaje de Chicharos (Split Pea Soup)

Name: Potaje de Chicharos (Split Pea Soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb Split Pea (1 pound of chicharo/split pea, rinsed and drained); 4 oz Chorizo (4 oz dried chorizo, left whole); 1 piece Ham Hock (1 large ham hock); 2 oz Iberian Ham (2 oz of jamon iberico, cut in chunks); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 onion, diced); 1 piece Red Bell Pepper (1 red bell pepper, diced); 3 pieces Garlic (3 garlic cloves, finely minced); ¼ cup Olive Oil (¼ cup of olive oil); 1 cup White Potatoes (1 cup of small potatoes left whole); 3 pieces Carrot (3 carrots, diced); 3 pieces Bay Leaves (3 bay leaves); 8 cup Chicken Stock (8 cups of chicken stock or bone broth); ½ cup Tomato Sauce (½ cup of tomato sauce); 1 tbsp Sazon (1 tablespoon of sazon); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt); ¼ tbsp Parsley (¼ tablespoon of parsley)

Potaje de Chicharos (Split Pea Soup) - Soups (Caribbean)

105 minMexican

Servings8

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Steps

1It all starts with Sofrito. In a large pot add the onions, bell pepper and oil. Add sazon, bay leaves and salt and allow it to cook together on medium high for 5-7 minutes until the vegetables soften.
2Then add the garlic and saute for 3 minutes until slightly golden.
3Time to Add the Good Stuff. Add the chorizo, ham, jamon serrano and the split pea. Stir together and allow the sofrito to coat the split peas.
4Add the tomato sauce and broth. Turn heat to high and allow it to come to a boil. Once it boils lower the heat to a simmer. Partially cover the soup with a lid, and cook on a low simmer for about 60 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
5Add the potatoes and carrots. *Be sure the soup is not sticking to the bottom of the pot. If you need to add more water do so now.
6Cook for another 35-45 minutes. You will know it's ready when the chicharos are completely falling apart and the potatoes are fork tender. If you are using ham hock you can pull apart the ham and discard the bone and fatty parts.
7Add the parsley and mix in. Garnish with more parsley or your favorite fresh herbs.