Instant Pot Split Pea & Ham Soup

Today we had a blizzard.  I left work at noon and came home with the intention to make soup and work on making greeting cards.  The soup is done.  The cards might get worked on this evening.  Growing up my favorite soup was Campbell's Split Pea and Ham soup but they have changed the recipe so much over the years that it was my turn to take over making it.  And here it is ~


Instant Pot Split Pea & Ham Soup

5 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup onions, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. celery flakes
1 1/2 cups carrots, small slices
1# green split peas, rinsed and sorted
1 tsp Liquid Smoke
2 cups ham, diced
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 Bay Leaves

Saute the olive oil, onions and garlic together until translucent.  Add in the stock and remaining ingredients.  Set to soup mode and cook for 20 minutes.  Allow the soup to naturally release.  This is a thick soup.  You can add an additional 1 cup of stock to make a thinner soup.