Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham

Set pressure cooker to sauté function. Add oil. When oil is hot add onion, potatoes, and carrots. Sauté together 3-5 minutes until the vegetabes start to soften. Turn off sauté function.

Add broth, split peas, diced ham, bay leaves, thyme, and white pepper to the pot. Stir together. Carefully add the ham bone to the center of the pot moving the vegetables to the side if needed to get the bone piece as best covered by the broth as possible.

Seal lid, turn steam vent to sealing, and select manual/pressure cook. Set to high pressure for 20 minutes.

When the timer goes off natural release the steam for 10 minutes (don't touch the vent, it will release slowly on it's own). After 10 minutes if the float hasn't droped yet quick release the vent until the float had dropped, once the float has dropped carefully open the lid.

Using tongs remove the ham bone. If meat is still attached to the bone, set aside, wait for it to cool a few minutes then remove the remaining ham and add back to the soup. Meanwhile with a large spoon stir the soup together well to thicken, as the split peas tend to rest of the bottom during cooking.

Let rest a few minutes to cool before serving. Before serving taste to see if salt needs to be added to the soup, add if needed.