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Split pea kumara chowder

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup green or yellow split peas
    • 1 onion, finely diced
    • 2 parsnips, peeled. grated
    • 250g orange kumara, peeled, diced
    • 400g canned corn kernels, drained, rinsed
    • 3 cups fresh watercress
    • 3 cups salt-reduced liquid chicken stock
    • 2 cups skim milk
    • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper, to season
    • 2 teaspoons Tamari soy sauce, to season
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Rinse split peas until water runs clear. Drain. Place in a large saucepan with all the vegetables except corn and watercress. Cover with stock and milk. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and leave uncovered to simmer for 20-25 minutes.

    2 Stir though corn and return to the boil. Remove from heat. Add pepper and Tamari soy sauce to taste.

    3 Ladle into deep soup bowls and add a large handful of roughly chopped watercress just before serving.

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free stock.
    • Add smoked paprika to the soup at the end when adjusting the seasoning (check gluten-free if appropriate). Or try different milks or adjust the stock to milk ratio.
    • Make it vegetarian: Use vegetable stock and a herb bouquet (tie together rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, parsley stalks with string and cook with the vegetables). Remove the herb bouquet at the end.

    HFG tip

    This recipe freezes well.

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