Split Pea and Ham Soup (Cooked in the Pot)
Cook time, app. 4 hours. The same as a slow cooker.

I love pea soup and whenever I buy a ham I always get the biggest one I can find so I can make split pea soup.

Making pea soup in the coffee maker is much like making it in the slow cooler.

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Since I wanted to use the bone for flavor I had to break it up so it would fit into the pot. I couldn’t cook it with the peas so I cooked it by it self with 4 cups of water for about 2 hours, then I used the broth to cook the peas in.

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4 cups    broth (you will be making this from the bone, include any juice you have from the ham unless it it is very sweet from the glaze)
2 cups    split peas (one 16 oz bag)
1/4 tsp    minced onions, dry
1/4 tsp    pepper

1/2 cup  carrots
1 lb         ham cut into chunks (you may only be able to get 1/2 of it in the pot)

insulate the pot

•    Wrap the coffee pot with a double layer of foil, do not cover the bottom.
•    Take an 18 inch piece of foil, fold it in half lengthwise and wrap it around the pot.
•    This will help raise the temperature of the contents in the pot.

Notes:
Never put a hot pot on a cold surface, put it on a pot holder or a towel
Never use a metal spoon in your coffee pot. Always use a wooden or plastic spoon, the glass is delicate and you don’t want to break it.

cook the bone

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• Add the bone to the pot. Add any juices you have from the ham unless they are to sweet from a glaze. Put the pot on the burner.
• Pour 4 cups of water in to the reservoir, turn on the machine and allow the water to drip thru on to the bone.
• Put a double layer of foil on top of the pot.
• Cook about 2 hours to make the broth.
• Take the bone out of the pot and leave the broth.
• You will be using the broth to cook the peas in.

cook and stir  (cook app. 4 hours, the same time as a slow cooker)

• To the broth, add the peas, dry minced onions and pepper. Give it a stir. (wooden or plastic spoon)
• Put the foil back on top.
• Put the pot on the burner and stir after about 10 minutes. (wooden or plastic spoon)
• Stir every hour bringing up the peas from the bottom. (stir to make sure they all get cooked well)
• Cook for about 2 hours, add carrots and stir well bringing up the peas from the bottom.
• Cook for 2 hours more, until split peas are done to your liking.
• Add the ham, cook until hot. (You may not be able to get it all in the pot.)

This is only 1/2 of the ham, so the whole ham might not fit.

Cook time, app. 4 hours. The same as a slow cooker.

Caution: Never put a hot pot on a cold surface, if you need to put it down not on the burner, put it on a hot pad or a towel.