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Slow-cooker pea and ham soup

Our classic, pea and ham soup recipe is a tasty crowd-pleaser, super-easy to make, a great winter weekend lunch or dinner when you come home tired and late.

  • Time to make: 5 hrs
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.4

Ingredients

  • 1 ham or bacon hock
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 500g yellow or green split peas
  • fresh basil or parsley, to garnish
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.

    Instructions

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    1 Place ham hock, onion, garlic, carrots, celery, bay leaves and split peas into the slow cooker, then add 1.5 litres water.

    2 Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours, until the peas are very soft and the ham comes easily off the bone. Remove ham hock from the slow cooker and remove the
    fat and meat from the bone. Discard fat. Roughly chop the meat and add back to the soup.

    3 Serve garnished with freshly ground black pepper and basil or parsley.

    Serving suggestion

    Serve with wholegrain toast.

    HFG tip

    Make it gluten free: Check your ham or bacon are gluten free, and serve with gluten-free bread.

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