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A bowl of creamy green pea soup garnished with shredded meat, green peas, fresh mint leaves, and a sprinkle of black pepper, served on a wooden table.

Pea and Ham Hough Soup

Lauren
To quote my brother: "this Pea and Ham Hough Soup is the best soup you've ever made!". And I can't argue with that ...
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Blending and Shredding Ham 5 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Course Lunch, Soup, Starter
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 401 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ham hock approx. 1kg
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 50 g salted butter
  • 1 onion
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 kg bag frozen peas
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 2.5 L of water
  • 300 g crème fraiche
  • handful parsley optional

Instructions
 

  • Peel, trim and chop 1 onion and 3 stalks celery, add to pot and sweat it down in 50 g salted butter and 1 tablespoon oil (10 minutes)
  • 2. Add 1 ham hock, 1 vegetable stock cube, 2.5 L of water and 2 garlic cloves - simmer on medium heat for 2.5 hours
  • Remove ham hough from pot, place on a plate and allow to cool
  • Add 1 kg bag frozen peas to soup pot - simmer for 15 minutes
  • Pour soup into a blender and add 300 g crème fraiche and handful parsley - blitz until smooth
  • Once ham hough has cooled, shred all meat from the bone and add it back into the soup (retain some for garnish if desired)

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 19gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 319mgPotassium: 549mgFiber: 10gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1493IUVitamin C: 68mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 3mg
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