pea n ham soup

this afternoon i made some pea and ham soup for dinner. mum always use to make this soup when i was at home but i was never really a true fan. it used the classic split peas though which might make it a more stronger flavour?

however i found a recipe last winter for a pea and ham soup using FRESH/FROZEN PEAS. Now I love peas. I am pea crazy so I had to give this one a whirl.

last year it was our most popular soup and made in abundence at our house. frozen for quick meals and great on the palate.

tonight my little one couldnt get enough of it.

i am sure that super food ideas wouldnt mind if i shared the recipe with you. its quite the affordable soup!

 Pea and ham soup (serves 6)

1 tbsp olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
450g potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 celery stalks, trimmed, chopped
800g ham bone (uh oh mine was 1.6kg!), rind removed (whoops forgot that!)
6 cups salt reduced chicked stock
2 dried bay leaves
4 cups frozen peas

1. heat oil. add onion and garlic, cook till onion is soft (5 minutes).
2. add potato and celery, cook for another 5 minutes until they start to brown.
3. add ham bone, stock, 1 cup water (if it fits in) and bay leaves. season with pepper, cover and bring to the boil. reduce heat to low, simmer 30 minutes.
4. add peas, simmer 15 minutes or until meat starts to fall of the bone. remove from heat.
5. discard bay leaves, remove ham bone and shred ham. discard bone. blend soup until smooth, add ham back into the soup and serve.

great with toasted garlic rubbed turkish bread (if its on sale!)