Name: Pea and ham soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 200 min
Total time: 220 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil; 2 onions, chopped; 10 cup water; 1 ham hock (about 800 grams); 500 gram dried green split peas, rinsed, drained; 2 bay leaves; 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1/3 cup chopped parsley

Pea and ham soup

A hearty soup that�s perfect for using up festive ham leftovers or as a comforting and warming soup for those cooler winter nights. It�s pea and ham soup at its best.

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Serves 12

Prep

20M

Cook

3H 20M

Total

3H 40M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

2 onions, chopped

10 cup water

1 ham hock (about 800 grams)

500 gram dried green split peas, rinsed, drained

2 bay leaves

2 carrots, diced

2 stalks celery, diced

1/3 cup chopped parsley

Method

1.In a large saucepan, heat oil on high. Saute onion for 4-5 minutes until tender. Add water, ham, peas and bay leaves.

2.Bring to boil and simmer, covered, 1 hour. Remove lid. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove ham hock.

3.Add carrot and celery. Simmer 40-45 minutes until vegetables and peas are tender. Remove bay leaves and discard.

4.Remove rind from hock and discard. Pull meat from bone and coarsely chop. Return to pan. Season to taste.

5.Serve soup topped with parsley.

Save time by making soup a day ahead. Reheat gently and, if it’s too thick, add stock or water.
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