This Pea and Ham Soup is by far one of the most delicious soups you will ever taste. This recipe makes a large portion, so great for big families. It is a low maintenance soup, which keeps your hands free to multitask.
Pea and Ham Soup
Ingredients
- 1 smocked hock
- 1/2 kg split peas yellow or green
- 4 large potatoes
- 3 large carrots
- 1 onion
- Olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- Salt + pepper to taste
- Vegeta or chicken stock
Instructions
- Place hock and split peas in a large soup pot. Fill with water to about half way (don't add too much water, you can always add more later if too thick).
- Bring to the boil and let simmer on low heat.
- When peas are mushy, add carrots. Continue to simmer.
- When meat starts to fall off hock, remove from pot. Allow to cool (enough to handle it), remove skin, and chop meat into pieces. Then put meat in.
- Add more water to pot if the soup is a little too thick and season with salt, pepper and stock to your taste.
- Saute' onion in olive oil and add.
- Mush up the garlic and add. Continue to simmer and stir pot.
- Towards the end add potatoes, because they cook quickly. Let simmer until potatoes cook, taste your soup, add extra flavour if necessary.
Originally posted 2013-12-04 03:48:03.