A question about soup

trigger2

I have got a gammon joint which I am planning to boil up tomorrow, use some for sandwiches & make soup with the rest. I only have red lentils in the cupboard & was wondering if they would work just as well in the soup (as peas) ? I've never made a ham soup before so I'm not sure.

Thanks all

Trigger

thriftlady_2

They'll be great with the ham;)

All pulses go well with all kinds of cured pork. Lentils and bacon, chickpeas and chorizo, split peas and ham.....

Pink.

Hi trigger,

That's how I make lentil soup.

Sweat an onion, diced carrots and a couple of cloves of garlic in some oil. Then add the stock from the gammon, some lentils, pepper and a tin of chopped tomatoes (optional). Simmer until the veg are all cooked and towards the end I pop in some of the left over gammon.

There are more recipes on this thread: Lentil soup

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the replies together.

Pink

trigger2

Thank you pink & thriftlady. That's what I'll be doing tomorrow then ! I'll let you know how I get on.

Regards

Trigger

bootsalebabe

Hi Trigger2, we have just had some for tea with curry and paprika in definitley went down very well!!

Penelope_Penguin

This is what I made at the weekend DH cooked the gammon joint in apple juice and a spoon of marmalade. The leftover stock was cooked with lentils, chopped onion, potato, carrot, celery and garlic, a little streaky bacon (leftover gammon would be just as good). A squeeze of lemon juice before serving gave a lovely taste

Penny. x

Barneysmom

Trigger2 I'm coming to your house :rotfl:
I can just imagine the smell of it cooking,mmmm.
D'you know what's really nice in thatif you have some, some chopped red pepper.

trigger2

I don't have any red pepper but I'll go with what I've got ! It's too cold to go out today, is snowing nearby & probably heading our way, so the kitchen's probably the best place to be !
Thanks all

Trigger