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Pea and ham soup

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  • helenhugs
    helenhugs Posts: 1,149 Forumite
    Ok now I know people say when making soup just to throw things together & that works wonderfully for me in every single other aspect of cooking but for soup it all goes horribly pear shaped. So does anyone have a delicious pea & ham soup recipe for me. I've been fancying it for weeks lol probably months infact but still haven't managed it. The simpler the better. Oh & I do have a slow cooker.
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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi helen,

    There's an older thread with some pea and ham soup recipes that should help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the replies together.

    Also see this recent thread: Pea & Ham Soup from Gammon/ham hock

    Pink
  • elly2
    elly2 Posts: 556 Forumite
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    I have bought a ham shank to make some soup but do i need to soak it overnight?
  • nope, I don't anyway I just cook it in my slow cooker
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  • Kadeeae
    Kadeeae Posts: 652 Forumite
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    I never have, day long (well, close :D) slow cook on the hob or in my slow cooker too.

    Mmmmm........think I may have to add this idea to next weeks menu now!
  • Poet_2
    Poet_2 Posts: 258 Forumite
    what I do, (and my mum does) is cover it in in boiling water and boil for 5 minutes then discard that water and cover it again with fresh boiling water and boil for about 15 minutes per 1/2 lb plus 15 minutes (someone just confirm those timings for me as I go by the label on the pack of gammon/ham and can't remember exactly but I think that's right!?) , then take your ham out and put it aside.

    Keep the water and add to it some onions, carrots and split peas or lentils and boil away until the lentils are cooked. Let it cool for a bit, blitz it with a blender and add a few bits of chopped ham/gammon back in.

    We have the soup as a starter, then some slices of ham (sometimes with a bit of white sauce) with new potatoes and whatever veg you like as a main course. Keep the rest of the ham for sandwiches, frittatas, panninis, omlettes-whatever! :)
  • Poet wrote: »
    what I do, (and my mum does) is cover it in in boiling water and boil for 5 minutes then discard that water and cover it again with fresh boiling water and boil

    i do this too.
  • MrsTinks
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    Depends on how salty your ham is and how salty you like your soup :)
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  • Poet_2
    Poet_2 Posts: 258 Forumite
    tine wrote: »
    Depends on how salty your ham is and how salty you like your soup :)

    but how do you know how salty it is though til AFTER you've cooked it? I'm not being sarcastic, just curious :)
  • MrsTinks
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    LOL good question... Normally I can smell it when I unwrap the ham. If in doubt then wash well or soak in water overnight. You can always add salt to the final product, much more difficult to remove it from the soup if the ham was too salty :)
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