Leftover Ham & Frozen Pea Soup
Leftover Ham & Frozen Pea Soup

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, leftover ham & frozen pea soup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Leftover Ham & Frozen Pea Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Leftover Ham & Frozen Pea Soup is something which I have loved my whole life.

You can freeze leftover ham for up to six months, but for best quality, use the frozen ham within two months. Some might say the best part of a meal are the leftovers. If your Christmas dinner leaves you with a little more ham than expected, don't you dare throw it out! Easter and Christmas leftover ham is baked in a cheesy casserole with potatoes and a simple cream sauce.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook leftover ham & frozen pea soup using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Leftover Ham & Frozen Pea Soup:
  1. Get 1 tbsp oil
  2. Prepare 1 onion, chopped
  3. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  4. Prepare 1 litre ham stock. I use the stock from cooking a gammon joint but ham stock cubes are fine. Chicken or vegetable stock cubes are perfectly acceptable but will modify the taste
  5. Take 1 medium potato, diced
  6. Make ready 250 g cooked ham, diced
  7. Get 600 g Frozen peas
  8. Take 1 dollop per soup bowl crème fraîche
  9. Prepare to taste Seasoning

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Steps to make Leftover Ham & Frozen Pea Soup:
  1. Heat the oil in a stock pot or large saucepan and gently fry the onions for 3 minutes or until soft.
  2. Add the garlic, stir and fry for another minute.
  3. Add 200g of the ham, the potato and the stock. Stir well and bring to the boil.
  4. Add the frozen peas, stir and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Remove from heat and whizz in a blender to get a smooth consistency.
  6. Season to taste but go easy on the salt as ham stock can be salty.
  7. Serve piping hot, distributing the remaining 50g of diced ham between the soup bowls and adding a small dollop of crème fraîche to each bowl.
  8. Serve with granary bread or crusty rolls for a nourishing meal in itself.

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