Pea and Ham Soup

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 500 g yellow split peas
  • 500 g split peas
  • 1 kg ham bones
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 3 stalks celery, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 sprig parsley
  • 12 bunch mint
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 4 liters water
  • finely chopped mint (to garnish)

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash the peas and put into a large soup pot.
  2. 2
    Add the ham bones, carrot, onion, celery.
  3. 3
    Wrap the thyme, parsley, mint and cloves in a muslin and put into the pot.
  4. 4
    Cover with water.
  5. 5
    Bring to the boil and take off any scum that has formed on the top.
  6. 6
    Turn down the heat and simmer for 2 hours.
  7. 7
    If the soup is too thick, add water.
  8. 8
    To serve, garnish with mint.

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