Pea And Ham Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 500 g yellow split peas
• 500 g split peas
• 1 kg ham bones
• 3 carrots, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1/2 bunch mint
• 6 whole cloves
• 4 liters water
• finely chopped mint (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 wash the peas and put into a large soup pot.
• 2 add the ham bones, carrot, onion, celery.
• 3 wrap the thyme, parsley, mint and cloves in a muslin and put into the pot.
• 4 cover with water.
• 5 bring to the boil and take off any scum that has formed on the top.
• 6 turn down the heat and simmer for 2 hours.
• 7 if the soup is too thick, add water.
• 8 to serve, garnish with mint.