Hearty, thick, creamy and the most beautiful vibrant shade of green you have ever seen. This Pea and Ham Soup is the perfect winter warmer and the natural brightness of those gorgeous green peas just makes you feel like there’s a whole lot of goodness in that bowl.
I prepare my soup with frozen peas for two reasons. Firstly, it’s a much faster method than soaking split peas (who doesn’t love a quick easy recipe crammed with big flavours?). Secondly, I just love the vibrancy of the frozen green peas.
Any leftover ham is great for crusty baguettes the next day so nothing goes to waste with this gluten free recipe. Too easy peasy!!
Pea & Ham Soup
Serves: Serves 6
Ingredients
- Ham Hock Stock
- 1.5kg ham hock
- 1 small brown onion, peeled and halved
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 brown onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 5 thyme sprigs
- 1 potato, peeled and cubed
- 800g frozen peas
- Sea salt & cracked pepper to season
Instructions
Conventional Method
- To make the stock place ham hock, onion and garlic in saucepan and just cover with cold water. Simmer over low heat for 1½ hrs. Remove hock and shred meat.
- Heat oil in a heavy based saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion with a pinch of salt and sauté for 5 min until soft. Add garlic and thyme and cook for another 30 seconds. Add potato and 1L of strained ham stock. Simmer with lid on for 15 min until potato is tender. Add frozen peas and cook for additional 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and blend until smooth with hand blender. Season to taste.
- Serve with shredded ham.
Thermomix Method
- To make the stock place ham hock, onion and garlic in saucepan and just cover with cold water. Simmer over low heat for 1½ hrs. Remove hock and shred meat.
- Combine oil, onion, garlic and thyme in Thermomix and cook 6 min/Varoma/speed 1.
- Add potato and 1L of strained ham stock and cook 15 min/100C/speed 1. Add frozen peas and cook for additional 1 min/100C/speed 1.
- Blitz soup for 30 sec by slowly turning dial from speed 1 to 9. Season to taste.
- Serve with shredded ham.
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