Ingredients

500 g Dried Split Peas

(Note 1)

1.2 - 1.5 kg Ham Hock (aka Ham Bone), Bacon Hock Or MEATY Leftover Ham Bone

(Note 2)

0.25 tsp Salt

(start with less, adjust later)

0.75 tsp Black Pepper

2 Garlic Cloves

minced

2 Bay Leaves

dried or fresh

1 Onion

finely chopped

1 Carrot

peeled and finely chopped

2 Celery Sticks

finely chopped

2 litres Water

Parsley

finely chopped

Crusty Bread

for dunking!

Pea and Ham Soup (slow cooker or stove)

RecipeTin Eats (Nagi)

Serves	Prep	Cook	Total	Shares
6	10 min	600 min	610 min	3

Recipe video above. This is a fabulous "throw it all in the slow cooker" soup. There's no need to cook the onion separately - it "sautés" itself in the fat from the ham that rises to the surface. Thick, hearty soup broth infused with incredible flavour from the ham! Use leftover ham bone, or purchase a ham hock.

soupmains

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Equipment

Stick blender

Slow cooker

Pressure cooker or Instant Pot

Instructions

Place peas in slow cooker, push ham in. Scatter all ingredients around the ham bone, then pour over water.

Slow cook 8 to 10 hours on LOW or 6 hours on HIGH. (Or 2.5 hours on low on stove, 1 h - 1 hr 20 min pressure cooker/Instant Pot on HIGH)

Remove ham bone, shred ham meat. Discard bone and fatty skin.

Remove bay leaves. Use a stick blender to blitz 2 or 3 times - thickens soup but doesn't make it completely smooth (my preference, you can blend completely if you want).

Return ham into slow cooker, stir. Taste and add more salt if needed (soup gets lots of salt from ham).

Serve garnished with parsley. Serve with crusty bread for dunking - make a quick Irish Soda Bread, Garlic Bread or upgrade to Cheesy Garlic Bread!

Pea and Ham Soup (slow cooker or stove)

RecipeTin Eats (Nagi)

Serves	Prep	Cook	Total	Shares
6	10 min	600 min	610 min	3

soupmains

Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the TastyBites app.

Equipment

Stick blender

Slow cooker

Pressure cooker or Instant Pot

Ingredients

500 g Dried Split Peas

(Note 1)

1.2 - 1.5 kg Ham Hock (aka Ham Bone), Bacon Hock Or MEATY Leftover Ham Bone

(Note 2)

0.25 tsp Salt

(start with less, adjust later)

0.75 tsp Black Pepper

2 Garlic Cloves

minced

2 Bay Leaves

dried or fresh

1 Onion

finely chopped

1 Carrot

peeled and finely chopped

2 Celery Sticks

finely chopped

2 litres Water

Parsley

finely chopped

Crusty Bread

for dunking!

Instructions

Place peas in slow cooker, push ham in. Scatter all ingredients around the ham bone, then pour over water.

Slow cook 8 to 10 hours on LOW or 6 hours on HIGH. (Or 2.5 hours on low on stove, 1 h - 1 hr 20 min pressure cooker/Instant Pot on HIGH)

Remove ham bone, shred ham meat. Discard bone and fatty skin.

Remove bay leaves. Use a stick blender to blitz 2 or 3 times - thickens soup but doesn't make it completely smooth (my preference, you can blend completely if you want).

Return ham into slow cooker, stir. Taste and add more salt if needed (soup gets lots of salt from ham).

Serve garnished with parsley. Serve with crusty bread for dunking - make a quick Irish Soda Bread, Garlic Bread or upgrade to Cheesy Garlic Bread!