Pea and Ham soup recipes please.

I have bought a packet of soup mix which I will soak overnight. I also bought a bacon hock to put in the soup. My plan is to have it cooking in the crock pot.

Now what else do I put in it? Do I just add carrot, celery and stock? Or do you put other veges in?

Please help. TIA :)

The way that I make it is:

(No specific measurements, just what I think I need...)

Yellow split peas
Water
Ham hocks, maybe some chopped ham/bacon bits
carrots
potato

Cook everything together until the peas are mushy and it's all tender. YUM.....I'm going to have to get some ingredients now!!

ETA, forgot to add an onion! Which I fry lightly in some oil or butter before adding everything to it.

Thanks heaps Kel :D I thought maybe potato but wasn't sure. That's tomorrow nights dinner, Yummy!

I do it with: leeks (about 3-4), carrot (about 3), celery (4 stalks), 1kg bacon bones from the rib (much more flavour but a bit fiddly to pick the meat off, but definitely worth it) and yellow split peas. Oh, and about 2 ltrs of water. Once cooked I remove the bones, let the soup cool, skim the fat, pick the meat from the bones and chop finely, then return to the soup. It's really easy and super yummy.

* 500g packet dried green split peas
* 4 cups (1L) chicken stock
* 1kg ham hock or bacon bones
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1 stick celery, chopped
* 1 carrot, roughly chopped
* salt and cracked black pepper
* 2L water

Method

1. Place split peas in a sieve and run under cold water for a minute or until water turns clear. Set aside. Place stock, 2L water, ham hock, vegetables and split peas in a large saucepan. Cook soup over medium high heat for 1 1/2 hours, skimming the surface occasionally to remove any foam. Remove from heat. Remove ham hock from the soup and set aside for 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile blend the soup with a hand-held blender until pureed. Remove fat from ham hock, shred meat roughly and return to the soup.

I don't pre-soak the peas (and by the looks of Suze & Kimbaz's recipies they don't either). I just chuck an onion, carrot, bag of yellow split peas & bacon hock in a pot and cook till the peas are mushy. Easy & yum!

dont forget potatoes, they make the soup nice and thick!!

and make sure you have a fresh cobb loaf too yummy


and even better have a pie floater with it

I soak the peas for 6+ hours first.....missed that step!

Yes i agree with Beatrix...potatoes are good!

Thanks so much ladies :)

I have soaked the soup mix overnight, and I am precooking them for 1hr atm. Also my MIL says she cooks the hock in a pressure cooker for 30min and then uses that liquid as the stock. So I am doing that aswell. The hock will get cut up and put in the crockpot with the rest of the ingredients.

Thanks again. I will let you all know how it turns out. And yes I will be buying some yummy fresh bread to have with it :)

cheats version lol

500 grams diced bacon
2 litres chicken stock
Yellow split peas ( I like it thick so I put heaps in)
2 onions
white pepper to taste

In a big saucepan I brown off the bacon and onion. Then cover with stock. Add split peas and more stock/water if needed. Cook on a low simmer for a couple of hours.

I went out for a bit today and when I came back I could smell the soup at the front door. Opened the door and was hit by the best smell LOL. YUMMY! I can't wait to eat it :lol: