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Classic Pea and Ham Soup

Serves 8
4 hours
Difficulty Medium
10 Ingredients

I have been making Pea and Ham soup for ages, a recipe given to me by my grandmother. Just recently I added the sweet potato and the family love it.

Ingredients (serves 8)

1 large onion - chopped
1/5 suede - grated
1/5 turnip - grated
1/5 parsnip - grated
2 medium carrots
2 long sticks celery chopped
4 garlic
1 ham hock
500 grams green split peas
10 cups water

Method

Soak split peas for 2 hours and wash/rinse through.
Place water in big pot with ham hock and split peas - bring to boil.
Place all vegetable ingredients into pot and simmer for 3 hours. Check every now and then stirring so mix doesn't stick to the bottom.
Remove hock onto a plate and and put soup through a blender, then back put soup back into pot.
Pick the ham of the hock in small bits and throw into the soup.
Pick the ham of the hock and throw into the soup.
Serve with garlic bread - a meal in itself.

Notes

Because this classic soup takes time to make, think about doubling the quantity and freezing.

64 Comments
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- - BellaB said
  - 23 Oct 2024
    6:46 pm
A minor point – the vegetable is “swede” not “suede” . But this is an interesting variation on a fairly classic soup recipe – I like the extta veggies, that’s always a good thing. Not just for the kids, I like finding ways to fit in veggies I don’t usually eat either.

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- - mom462038 said
  - 24 Feb 2021
    12:41 pm
One of my top 2 soups, done in slow cooker, so easy

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- - mom112217 said
  - 21 Nov 2016
    7:23 pm
A recipe we all love,thanks so much!

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- - mom57808 said
  - 03 Jun 2015
    4:35 am
mmm the best

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- - mom108638 said
  - 02 Jun 2015
    10:12 am
Yum perfect time for pea and ham soup and crusty bread .. thanks

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- - smart_ass said
  - 27 May 2015
    5:33 pm
loving the addition of sneaky veggies

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- - mom57522 said
  - 29 Jan 2015
    9:22 pm
I really like your idea of the sweet potato.

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- - GeoEllie said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    7:46 pm
classic, hearty, perfect!

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- - mom93821 said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    2:57 pm
Thanks for sharing this tasty looking recipe. Love pea and ham soup; will give this one a try!
- mom93821 replied
  
  17 Aug 2016 , 6:04 am
  I love this pea and ham soup – has substance.
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- - mom94125 said
  - 08 Nov 2014
    3:55 pm
my hubby saw this and wants me to make it. thank you for sharing this awesome recipe

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- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 02 Nov 2014
    5:59 pm
What is suede? I have never heard of it.

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- - shortaez said
  - 28 Oct 2014
    9:57 am
My grandma makes this soup very nice

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- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Oct 2014
    5:40 pm
what a great classic recipe

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- - mom72215 said
  - 01 Oct 2014
    9:00 pm
Pea and Ham Soup – a classic. Family favourite.

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- - mom56842 said
  - 24 Sep 2014
    6:31 pm
I haven’t made pea and ham soup this winter – like your recipe.

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- - Madeline De Leon said
  - 16 Sep 2014
    8:02 am
My toddlervwould love this. Thanks heaps

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- - Samiaye said
  - 29 Aug 2014
    5:20 pm
Yum Yumm Yummm love the addition of the extra veg!

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- - mom57598 said
  - 16 Aug 2014
    11:56 am
a favourite dish of most people I know.

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- - ginoula5 said
  - 11 Aug 2014
    9:18 am
hmmm perfect for winter, must try this, pea and ham yummo

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- - caramello said
  - 17 Jul 2014
    8:55 pm
good on a cold winters night. thanks for sharing

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