Split pea soup that is primarily cooked in a Thermos — great as a take-along or when you don’t want to heat up the boat with long simmering!
Read about Thermos cooking in general here — and be sure to have a good Thermos if you’re to cook in it! Note that you can use this same recipe and cook the soup conventionally — it will take about an hour and a half.
NOTE: If you prefer, you can use the same recipe and cook on the stove top for about an hour and a half — use the same doneness test. This is particularly useful if you want to make a larger batch but don’t have a big enough Thermos.
Split Pea Soup In A Thermos
Split pea soup recipe that is soooo good and easy! Perfect to take to work or on a hike. It cooks while you’re doing something else and won’t heat up the kitchen!
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Servings: 2
Calories: 505kcal
Carbs (g): 66
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried split peas
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
- 4 ounces ham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 carrot, sliced
- 2-3 bay leaves
- pepper to taste
- water
Instructions
- Preheat a 48-ounce Thermos by filling it with boiling water. Cap it and let it sit while preparing the other ingredients.
- When everything is chopped, pour the water out of the Thermos and save it. Put the split peas, bouillon powder, ham, onion, carrots, bay leaves and pepper into the Thermos. Fill the Thermos with the reserved water – you won’t need it all.
- Dump everything out of the Thermos into a pan, and put the stopper back on the Thermos to keep it from cooling further. Put a lid on the pan with the soup in it and heat it over high heat until boiling. Boil the soup for 3 minutes, then carefully pour it back into the Thermos. Cap the Thermos and let it sit for at least four hours – up to 12 hours is fine.
- After two to three hours (particularly if it’s cool where the Thermos is resting and if you don’t have a particularly well-insulated Thermos), you may want to quickly open the Thermos to make sure the soup mixture is still hot and “cooking.” If it’s not steaming, follow the directions above for re-heating.
- After 4 hours, you can test the soup for doneness by trying to mash up a pea or a piece of carrot – it should easily “mash” with the back of a spoon. When done, I like to pour the soup back into a pan and cook it about 5 minutes more on top of the stove, tasting to see if it needs additional seasoning. However, this isn’t really necessary.
- Pour into bowls and serve. This is great with a dollop of sour cream on top, or on a cold day, a spoonful of sherry over the top.
Notes
Can sit up to 12 hours in Thermos.
Nutrition Facts
Split Pea Soup In A Thermos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 505
Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 35mg12%
Sodium 949mg40%
Potassium 1284mg37%
Carbohydrates 66g22%
Fiber 26g104%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 37g74%
Vitamin A 5240IU105%
Vitamin C 6.5mg8%
Calcium 73mg7%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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margot partridge says
Now that looks great – could do it on a car trip maybe too.
margot partridge says
I would probably like to make 1-2 sevings – do you think I could do it in a smaller thermous?
Carolyn Shearlock says
Sure, I frequently make it in my 32-ounce (4 cup) Thermos.
Cheryl Geeting says
Yum … love split pea soup!
S/V Dos Libras says
Mmmm looks good and WARM! I made that for my husband and he LOVED it until he found out it was PEAS… Then he still loved it but he wasn’t happy about it!
Debra Perfitt says
Lentil and ham here with a touch of curry. Just to warm our bones.
Anne Ellingsen says
Sounds good. I’m just making ham & bean soup on the stove but I bet your method in a thermos would work too.
Brian Taite says
Great idea!!!
Dave Skolnick (S/V Auspicious) says
A canning funnel (for home canning) makes filling the Thermos much easier.