Pea and Ham Soup

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This pea and ham soup recipe is from the BBC Good Food website.  It's a meaty and vibrant soup that's great for using up festive ham leftovers or as a comforting store cupboard soup.   

A proper winter warmer, the fresh flavour of the peas and chunks of ham is a perfect combination. 

Tip

• This pea and ham soup recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

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Ingredients

• knob of butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 medium potato, peeled and diced
• 1l ham stock (made with 2 stock cubes – I use Knorr)
• 500g frozen petit pois
• 300g thickly sliced ham, trimmed of any fat and diced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

1. Heat a knob of butter in a saucepan and when lightly foaming gently cook the chopped onion for 5 minutes, until softened, but not coloured.
2. Tip in the diced potato and stir to coat in the butter, then pour over the stock. Simmer for 7 to 10 minutes until the potatoes have softened.
3. Add in the frozen petit pois and bring it back to the boil. Cook for a couple of minutes. Season to taste.
4. Remove from the heat and blend until smooth. Stir in the diced ham and serve.

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Pea and Ham Soup

Deborah

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Course Soup, Starter

Cuisine british

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

• knob of butter
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 medium potato peeled and diced
• 1l ham stock (made with 2 stock cubes – I use Knorr)
• 500g frozen petit pois
• 300g thickly sliced ham trimmed of any fat and diced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Heat a knob of butter in a saucepan and when lightly foaming gently cook the chopped onion for 5 minutes, until softened, but not coloured.
• Tip in the diced potato and stir to coat in the butter, then pour over the stock. Simmer for 7 to 10 minutes until the potatoes have softened.
• Add in the frozen petit pois and bring it back to the boil. Cook for a couple of minutes. Season to taste.
• Remove from the heat and blend until smooth. Stir in the diced ham and serve.

Notes

• This pea and ham soup recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.
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You might also like to try:

• soups
• breads

Keyword comfort food, festive ham, frozen peas, gammon, leftover ham, petit pois, winter warmer