What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Color of Food: Baby Corn Split Pea Soup! For a taste of the country, chocked full of wholesome ingredients and tender smoked ham, look no further. Step off the beaten path of ordinary chicken noodle soup for a bowl of flavorful homemade goodness. Pay attention to the subtle smoky aftertaste of cottage ham that lingers on the tongue. Perhaps the blissfully sweet golden harvest of roasted baby corn meets your satisfaction. Either way, the blend of savory split peas infused among them will leave you asking for a smidgen more.
BABY CORN SPLIT PEA SOUP
1 3/4 cups dry split green peas and lentils, rinsed
2 cups vegetable broth
5 cups water
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cups smoked ham, shredded
7-ounce jar baby corn, whole
Fresh cilantro
Instructions:
In a slow cooker, combine split peas and lentils, vegetable broth, water, garlic powder, black pepper, celery seed, and sea salt. Mix together. Add chopped onion and shredded ham. Cover and cook on HIGH for four hours, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Adjust with more water if soup becomes too thick. Meanwhile, drain baby corn. Pat dry. Take an iron skillet; spray it with nonstick oil. Heat on high temperature. Add baby corn. Gently turn corn as it browns so all sides are evenly roasted. Cut into pieces or leave whole. Add to soup. Lower crockpot setting to LOW. Cook two hours longer. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with cilantro. Serve warm.
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If I had time to cook, I would love to have this soup in front of me!!!
Thank you.
Joanna
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I understand. I’m retired, so cooking is my passion. If we lived closer, I’d share my food with you. 💜🍃
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Now I know why I bought green split peas.
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Peggy! You and I seem to be on the same wavelength, more often than not! 🤔💫
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That gets my taste buds excited.
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I like that you used both the split peas and lentils.
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It makes a delicious combination. 😍🍃
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Picture looks inviting. Wonderful recipe
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I appreciate your time in making my day joyful. Blessings. 🍃🍓
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Great idea, to add baby corn to this tasty soup! 🙂
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It looked so cute, I just had to include it. 🍃🌽🤣
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I am not a baby corn fan but in the mix with all the other ingredients it might work out for me too… lol
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Isn’t that how people hide stuff? Kale, for instance. I tuck it under enticing romaine leaves in a salad. 🌿😋🍃
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Haha, right! The trick to get kids eat healthy food… lol
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What a great idea, dear Gail!
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Thank you, Dolly. I still have another jar on hand. Thinking…🤔🍃🌽
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You are very welcome, darling. Your thinking usually ends up in yumminess!
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Awww. You have such confidence in me. Thank you. 🙏🏻🍃
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Unbounded confidence! You are just as funky as I am, and funky people create stuff. 😻
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Maybe we should start a club Fabulous Funky Food!
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That’s a fabulous funky idea!
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