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Pea and Ham Soup
Ingredients
1 tbsp oil or 50g butter
2 onions, finely diced
3 cloves fresh garlic, peeled and sliced
2 tsp McCormick Thyme Leaves
1 tsp McCormick Chili Flakes
1 tsp McCormick Oregano leaves
1 smoked ham hock
300g green split peas
1 1/2 - 2 L chicken stock
1 cup peas, frozen
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
Direction
1.Heat oil or butter in a large pot and fry onion for 3-4 minutes, add in garlic, thyme, chili and oregano then stir for a further 2 minutes.
2.Add in the ham hock and split peas with the stock and bring to the boil, turn down heat to low and let the soup gently simmer for 1 ½ hours. Take the hock out of the pot and shred the meat.
3.Place the frozen peas into the soup for 5 minutes and then blend the soup until smooth.
4.Add in the shredded ham and heat five minutes before serving, and finish with parsley.
Hints
For a creamy soup add 2 tsp of cream or yogurt to each bowl of soup.
Preparation Time10 minutes
Cooking time1½ hour
Serves7
Difficulty Rating
