Dutch Split Pea Soup

Name: Dutch Split Pea Soup
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 1 pound bone-in pork shank; 2 cups split peas; 5 ¼ ounces pork belly; ½ celeriac, peeled and finely chopped; 1 parsnip, peeled and finely chopped; 5 cups finely chopped leeks, finely chopped; 1 large handful of celery leaves, finely chopped; 2 potatoes, peeled; 8 ounces coarse-textured smoked sausage; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 to 6 slices of rye bread with butter (or more); 4 to 6 slices of rye bread with butter (or more); 1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Soup

By Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie

Published 2023

About

Ingredients

1 pound bone-in pork shank
2 cups split peas
5 ¼ ounces

Europe
Netherlands
Soup

Method

Dutch Split Pea Soup is never cooked in small portions. Therefore, in a large saucepan, combine the pork shank and split peas with 4 quarts of water and bring to a boil, skimming off any impurities that bubble to the surface with a skimmer if necessary. When no more foam bubbles up, add the pork belly.

Simmer gently for 1 ½ to 2 hours, until the split peas break up. Stir frequently so t