Pea and Ham Soup
Looking for a winter warmer? This pea and ham soup is easy to make and, the leftovers will make a great lunch!
Details
- 10
- 10
- 20 mins
- 3 hours
- Easy
Nutrition
- Energy 221kj
- Protein 4g
- Carbohydrate 7.2g
- Total fat 0.4g
- Saturated fat 0g
- Dietary fibre 2.6g
- Sodium 8mg
Ingredients
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 brown onion, roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3 large carrots, roughly diced
300g ham bones, fat trimmed, but still contains a small amount of meat (get the butcher to cut it into smaller pieces for you)
500g green split peas
3 celery stalks, finely sliced
2 L water
500g frozen peas
300g spinach
Method
- In a large soup pot over medium-high heat, add the olive oil. Sauté the onion, garlic and carrot for a couple of minutes until the onion starts to soften. Add the ham bone, celery and split peas and cover with 2 litres of water.
- Lower the heat to a simmer, and simmer for approximately 2.5 hours, until the split peas are completely soft, and the ham falls off the ham bone. Remove the bones from the pot.
- Add the frozen peas and spinach, stir well and turn off the heat. Using a roasting fork and a cutlery fork, rip the ham up into smaller pieces in the pot.
- Serve on a chilly winter night, or enjoy on a chilly winters day!
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