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Pea and Ham Soup

serves

6-8

pieces

Serves

prep-time

10

minutes

Preparation Time

recipe-type

90

min Stove Top

Cooking Time

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp oil or 50g butter
  • 2 onions, finely diced
  • 3 cloves of fresh garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tsp McCormick Thyme
  • 1 tsp McCormick Onion Flakes
  • 1 tsp McCormick Oregano
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • 300 g green split peas
  • 1 1/2 - 2 L chicken stock
  • 1 cup peas, frozen
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
  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. Place the frozen peas into the soup for 5 minutes and then blend the soup until smooth.
  3. Add in the shredded ham and heat five minutes before serving, and finish with parsley.
  4. For a creamy soup add 2 tsp of cream to each bowl of soup.
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