Pea and Ham Soup
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesIngredients
1 pack of Kings pea and ham soup mix
1.2-1.5kg ham hock (aka ham bone), bacon hock or MEATY leftover ham boneÂ
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp black pepper
2Â garlic cloves, minced
2Â bay leaves, dried or fresh
1Â onion, finely chopped
1Â carrot, peeled and finely chopped
2Â celery sticks, finely chopped
8 cups filtered water
- Garnish / to serve
Parsley, finely chopped
Crusty bread for dunking
Directions
- Place Kings soup mix in slow cooker, push ham in. Scatter all ingredients around the ham bone, then pour over water.
- Slow cook 8 to 10 hours on LOW or 6 hours on HIGH. (Or 2.5 hours on low on stove, 1 h – 1 hr 20 min pressure cooker/Instant Pot on HIGH)
- Remove ham bone, shred ham meat. Discard bone and fatty skin.
- Remove bay leaves. Use a stick blender to blitz 2 or 3 times – thickens soup but doesn’t make it completely smooth (my preference, you can blend completely if you want).
- Return ham into slow cooker, stir. Taste and add more salt if needed (soup gets lots of salt from ham).
- Serve garnished with parsley. Serve with crusty bread for dunking