Pea and Ham Soup
Make thick pea and ham soup with split peas, a meaty ham hock, vegetables, and herbs for a hearty slow-cooker or stovetop meal.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 hours
Total: 10 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g dried split peas rinsed
- 1.2 to 1.5 kg meaty ham hock or ham bone
- 1/4 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 bay leaves dried or fresh
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot peeled and finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery finely chopped
- 8 cups water
- to serve parsley finely chopped
- to serve crusty bread
Instructions
Instructions
- Put the split peas in a slow cooker and push the ham hock into them. Scatter all ingredients around the ham bone, then pour over the water.
- Slow cook 8 to 10 hours on LOW or 6 hours on HIGH. (Or 2.5 hours on low on stove, 1 h - 1 hr 20 min pressure cooker/Instant Pot on HIGH)
- Remove ham bone, shred ham meat. Discard bone and fatty skin.
- Remove bay leaves. Use a stick blender to blitz 2 or 3 times - thickens soup but does not make it completely smooth.
- Return ham into slow cooker, stir. Taste and add more salt if needed.
- Serve garnished with parsley. Serve with crusty bread.