Pea & Ham Soup
"Fancy" dinner party soup!
Calories 2301kcal
Ingredients
Soup
- 1.5 kg frozen peas
- 1.5 liters stock veg or chicken
- 1 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/2 brown onion diced
- 5 g mint
- 30 g butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Ham Hock
- 1 ham hock
- 1/2 lemon
- 6 peppercorns optional
- 1 dried chili optional
- 1 bay leaf optional
Toppings
- 4-6 tbsp cream
- mint leaves
- 50 g dark chocolate melted
Instructions
Ham Hock
- Place the ham hock in a saucepan with water, lemon & spices. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 90 minutes or until meat is falling off the bone
- Remove meat and place on a baking tray, allow to cool to handle and then separate meat from the bone/fat
Soup
- In a saucepan sweat the onion & garlic in the butter and oil for 2-3 minutes or until soft
- Add stock and cook for a further 3 minutes
- Remove from the heat, add frozen peas and using a stick blender blend until smooth
- Pass the soup through a sieve to remove any lumps
Assembly
- Place as much/little soup as you want in a bowl
- Add a small handful of ham hocks to the centre of the soup, drizzle with a tbsp cream and melted chocolate and finish with a few mint leaves
Notes
Essential Tools
- large saucepan x 2
- chef knives
- chopping board
- sieve
- stick blender
Tips/Tricks
- if you like a chunkier soup then feel free to not sieve it but I am more of a smoother soup fan - personal preference!
Nutrition
Calories: 2301kcal | Carbohydrates: 246g | Protein: 120g | Fat: 97g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Cholesterol: 225mg | Sodium: 6713mg | Potassium: 4266mg | Fiber: 78g | Sugar: 101g | Vitamin A: 16970IU | Vitamin C: 610mg | Calcium: 465mg | Iron: 24mg