Name: Split Pea Soup
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1kg Ham; 200g (soaked overnight) Peas; 2 chopped Onions; 2 chopped Carrots; 2 Bay Leaves; 1 chopped Celery; 300g Frozen Peas; to serve Bread

Side

8 servings

385 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Place the ham in a very large pan, cover with 2 litres water and bring to the boil

Ham

Step 2

Remove from the heat and drain off the water

Ham

Step 3

Refill the pan with 2 litres cold water and bring to the boil

Ham

Step 4

Add the soaked peas, chopped onions, chopped carrots, bay leaves and chopped celery to the pan and bring to the boil

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Step 5

Reduce to a simmer and cook for 1½–2½ hours, topping up water as needed and halve the ham if necessary to keep submerged

Step 6

Lift the ham out of the pan

Ham

Step 7

Peel off and discard the skin, then shred the hot ham

Ham

Step 8

Remove the bay leaves from the soup

Bay Leaves

Step 9

Stir the frozen peas into the soup

Frozen Peas

Step 10

Simmer for 1 minute

Step 11

Blend the soup until smooth

Step 12

Add a splash of water if the soup is too thick and return to the pan to heat through if needed

Step 13

Mix most of the shredded ham into the hot soup

Ham

Step 14

Ladle into bowls, scatter the remaining ham on top and serve with crusty bread

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