Make this Nutrient-Dense, Heart-Warming Instant Pot Split Pea Soup a staple in your home! Hearty Rich Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham done in an hour with 10 simple ingredients. Filling, flavorful, frugal Instant Pot Soup.
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As the cold weather & snowy season creeps in, we’ve been craving more and more Instant Pot Soups (and Hong Kong Style Hot Pot!! 😀 )
From our latest Jazzy Chicken Soup to Loaded Potato Soup…our house is turning into an Instant Pot Soup Kitchen! hehe~
And Instant Pot Split Pea Soup holds a very special place in our hearts.
After losing contact for 20 years, the first Instant Pot Meal Jacky’s host-mom made for us during our miraculous epic reunion was Homemade Split Pea Soup (you can Read the full story here).
It wasn’t anything fancy or elegant, but the comforting soup was all it needed to overwhelm our hearts with love & warmth for this special once-in-a-lifetime moment.
Food from the heart speaks love. 🙂
Wholesome . Comforting . Satisfying
Like a Thick Rich Flavorful Smooth Puree
Time to make some heart-warming Split Pea Soup in Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 (2lb) ham bone or smoked pork hock
- 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter or olive oil
- 2 (0.4g) bay leaves
- 2 (410g) carrots , chopped
- 6 cloves (24g) garlic , minced
- 1 rib (75g) celery , chopped
- 1 (220g) medium onion , diced
- 1 pound (454g) green split peas
- 6 cups (1.5L) unsalted chicken stock
- A pinch dried thyme
Instructions
- Soften Onions: Heat up Instant Pot using Sauté More function. Wait until it says HOT (~8 mins). Add in 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter or olive oil, then quickly add in diced onions to prevent the butter from burning. Season with a pinch of salt. Saute diced onions until softened (~2 mins). Add in minced garlic, a pinch of dried thyme, and 2 bay leaves, then saute for another minute. Optional: add in chopped carrots & celery, then saute for another minute.
- Deglaze Instant Pot: Pour ½ cup (125ml) unsalted chicken stock. Scrub all the brown bits off the bottom of the pot (keep the brown bits as they are very flavorful).
- Pressure Cook Split Pea Soup: Add in chopped carrots and celery if you haven't. Add 1 lb (454g) green split peas and 1 (2lb) ham bone or smoked pork hock. Pour in 5 ½ cups (1375ml) unsalted chicken stock. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 15 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release.
- Season & Thicken: Set aside the pork hock or ham bone. Give it a few quick stirs. The soup should thicken and come together. *Pro Tip: Ensure you taste the soup, then season with more salt (for reference, we added 2 large pinches of kosher salt). If you used smoked pork hock, cut the meat and add them in the split pea soup or serve them in sandwiches.
- Serve Split Pea and Ham Soup: This comforting Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is very filling, so you can serve it as a meal on its own. Enjoy~ 🙂
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Step-by-Step Instant Pot Split Pea Soup Guide
Here are the ingredients for Instant Pot Split Pea Soup Recipe:
We used a smokey pork hock for this split pea soup recipe, but leftover ham + ham bone will work as well!
Soften Onions
Heat up Instant Pot using Sauté More function.
*Tip: For older version, press “Saute” button, then “Adjust” button. For newer versions, press “Saute” button twice.
Wait until it says HOT (takes roughly 8 minutes).
Add in 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter or olive oil, then quickly add in diced onions to prevent the butter from burning. Season with a pinch of salt.
Saute diced onions until softened. Roughly 2 minutes.
Add in minced garlic, a pinch of dried thyme, and 2 bay leaves, then saute for another minute.
This is optional, but you can add in the chopped carrots & celery, then saute for another minute if you like.
Deglaze Instant Pot
Pour ½ cup (125ml) unsalted chicken stock.
Scrub all the brown bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
*Pro Tip: Keep the brown bits as they are very flavorful! ?
Pressure Cook Split Pea Soup
Add in the chopped carrots and celery if you haven’t.
Add 1 lb (454g) green split peas and 1 (2lb) ham bone or smoked pork hock.
Pour in 5 ½ cups (1375ml) unsalted chicken stock.
Close lid and pressure cook at
- Pressure Cooking Method: High Pressure for 15 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release
After 10 minutes of Natural Release, carefully turn Venting Knob to the Venting position to release the remaining pressure.
Once the floating valve drops, remove the lid.
Season & Thicken
Set aside the pork hock or ham bone. Give it a few quick stirs. The soup should thicken and come together.
*Pro Tip: Ensure you taste the split pea soup in Instant Pot, then season with more salt (for reference, we added 2 large pinches of kosher salt).
If you used smoked pork hock, cut the meat with a knife on the chopping board. The meat is super juicy and perfectly cooked!
Add the meat back in the split pea soup in Instant Pot or serve them in sandwiches.
Serve Instant Pot Split Pea Soup
This Instant Pot Split Pea Soup along with the meat is very filling & satisfying. So, you can serve this comforting soup as a nutrient-dense meal on its own 🙂
Enjoy your Heart-Warming Instant Pot Split Pea Soup!~ 🙂
