How to make pea and ham soup in the slow cooker | taste recipe

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make this delicious soup to help warm you up during the colder seasons.

This slow-cooker pea and ham soup has a delicious apple parsnip twist that’ll keep you coming back bowl after bowl.

Taste.com.au has a great collection of soup recipes and pea and ham is an old favourite.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make this delicious soup to help warm you up during the colder seasons.

Slow-cooker pea and ham soup

● 573 calories per serve

● Allergens: Recipe may contain milk and lactose.

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, to drizzle

1 brown onion, coarsely chopped

2 tsp ground cumin

1kg smoked ham hock

4 parsnips, peeled, chopped

2 green apples, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped

530g (2 1/2 cups) green split peas

1 large lemon, rind finely grated, plus extra zest, to serve

Crème fraîche, to serve

Fresh mint, to serve

This pea and ham soup is a winner during winter.

METHOD

Step 1

Heat the oil in a small frying pan over high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Stir in the cumin and cook for 30 seconds or until aromatic. Transfer the mixture to a 6L slow cooker.

Step 2

Add the ham hock, parsnip, apple, split peas and 2L (8 cups) water to the slow cooker. Stir well. Cover. Cook on High for 6-8 hours or until ham is very tender.

Step 3

Use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer the ham hock to a chopping board. Use a stick blender to blend the soup until smooth (add up to 250ml/1 cup extra water if the mixture is too thick). Stir in the lemon rind.

Step 4

Remove the ham from the hock, discarding the bone, skin and fat. Divide the soup among serving bowls. Top with crème fraîche, ham, mint and lemon zest. Drizzle with extra oil and season with pepper.

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