Pea & ham soup

Pea & ham soup

A meaty and vibrant soup that's great for using up festive ham leftovers or as a comforting storecupboard soup

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Recipe by Caroline Hire

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the butter in a saucepan and when lightly foaming gently cook the onions until softened, but not coloured. Tip in the potato and stir to coat in butter, then pour over the stock. Simmer until softened.
  2. Tip in the frozen peas and bring back to the boil. Cook for a couple of mins. Remove from the heat and blend until smooth. Stir in the diced ham and serve.
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MAKING STOCK

If you cook a gammon or ham, strain the liquid and freeze. This can then be used in soups where stock is required. If you haven't got any reserved stock, use pork stock cubes in this recipe.

PER SERVING

243 kcalories, protein 28.5g, carbohydrate 18.3g, fat 6.3 g, saturated fat 2.2g, fibre 7.3g, sugar 6.2g, salt 2.1 g

Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, December 2012.

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  • 13 December 2012

    The Mighty Gusset commented on this recipe

    I love pea and ham soup !

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  • 16 December 2012

    Jackie P commented on this recipe

    We are making a new soup every 2 days through winter. This was not one of the best for me but my partner gave it 4. It was a very quick and easy recipe.

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  • 16 December 2012

    Jackie P rated this recipe

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  • 19 December 2012

    Erin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    After doing my Christmas ham this year I decided to use the stock from the ham to make this soup. It was lovely! A nice thick and tasty soup, but it does need a fair bit of seasoning to bring out the flavour. Maybe some paprika next time would make a nice addition.

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  • 28 December 2012

    Bexis rated and commented on this recipe

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    Good soup, easy to make. Doen't mention how much stock to put in, so I added 1 pint.

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  • 28 December 2012

    Cookpie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Bexis, it states 1l :). Just cooked this. Very nice, just needed a bit of pepper to add a little extra

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  • 29 December 2012

    Manders rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this to use up left over Christmas ham even though I don't really like peas but this was delicious! I must admit I used chicken stock as it was a bit last minute and that's all I had in the cupboard but I found it very tasty and filling. It looked so appetising all bright green with the pretty pink chunky ham sitting on top. Will definitely make again.

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  • 29 December 2012

    Lindym50 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Easy to make just season well to bring taste out

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  • 06 January 2013

    Jo commented on this recipe

    I've it. Used the ham juice as stock! Tasty easy and the family loved it.

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  • 09 January 2013

    ste linney commented on this recipe

    i found if you add a good handful of chopped fresh mint and plenty of seasoning it gives an extra boost to a lovely warming soup. goes down a treat with my 2 boys.

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  • 18 March 2013

    mwong1976 commented on this recipe

    I added garlic and parsley for extra flavour and my little girl ate it with a cream cracker crushed into it. Very nice though needs something extra to thicken it.

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  • 25 April 2013

    Legolamb commented on this recipe

    quick easy bit of mint sauce mmmmm lovely

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • knob of butter
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 1l ham or pork stock (see 'Try', below)
  • 1 medium potato , peeled and diced
  • 500g frozen petits pois
  • 300g thickly sliced ham , trimmed of any fat and diced
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PER SERVING

243 kcalories, protein 28.5g, carbohydrate 18.3g, fat 6.3 g, saturated fat 2.2g, fibre 7.3g, sugar 6.2g, salt 2.1 g

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