Homemade Basic Split Pea Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 x 700 g/1 1/2 lb ham hock, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained | ||
| Water | 2.4 1/4 Pint | |
| 500 g/1 lb dried split peas, soaked overnight and drained | ||
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| Black pepper salt | 1 To taste | |
| 50 g/2 oz butter | ||
| Onions | 2 Medium, chopped | |
| Celery stalks | 2 , chopped | |
| 2 carrots, scraped and thinly sliced | ||
| 2 leeks, cut into 1 cm/1/2 in pieces | ||
Directions
Put the ham hock in a saucepan and pour over the water.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
Add the split peas, bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste and continue to simmer for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan.
Add the vegetables and fry until they are just beginning to soften.
Add to the saucepan and stir well.
Cover and simmer for a further 45 minutes.
Remove from the heat and allow the soup to cool.
Skim off any fat from the surface.
Remove the ham hock and cut the meat from the bone.
Chop the meat and return to the saucepan.
Bring the soup back to the boil, then serve.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 hour.
Add the split peas, bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste and continue to simmer for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan.
Add the vegetables and fry until they are just beginning to soften.
Add to the saucepan and stir well.
Cover and simmer for a further 45 minutes.
Remove from the heat and allow the soup to cool.
Skim off any fat from the surface.
Remove the ham hock and cut the meat from the bone.
Chop the meat and return to the saucepan.
Bring the soup back to the boil, then serve.
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