Split Pea Soup With Ham

Name: Split Pea Soup With Ham
Ingredients: 2 cups slit peas; 1 small ham hock; 150 g thick slices of smoked ham; 4 leeks; 4 onions; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 celery stalk, diced; 3 sprigs Thyme; Bay leave; 2,5l water; Pepper; 4 slices of thick bread

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cups slit peas
1 small ham hock
150 g thick slices of smoked ham
4 leeks
4 onions
1 tablespoon butter
1 celery stalk, diced
3 sprigs Thyme
Bay leave
2,5l water
Pepper
4 slices of thick bread

Directions

1

Cut the onion and cook it in butter in a pot. Add the celery, lard, leek, ham hock and slices of smoked ham
2

Add the 2,5L of water, thyme, bay leave and add pepper to taste. Do not add salt because there is enough salt in the meat already.
3

Bring to a boil and let simmer for 1 1/2hr.
4

In the mean time, cut the bread into dices and fry the in olive oil. Dry with a towel and set aside
5

Take the ham and smoked ham, ham hock, thyme and bay leave out of the soup. Blend the soup in a blender
6

Cut the some smoked ham and ham hock into bite size pieces, put back in soup. When you serve the soup, top with bread croutons.