Pressure Cooker - Pea And Ham Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1 turnip, finely chopped
• 3 garlic, gloves crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 smoked ham hock (about 800 grams/1 lb12oz)
• 4 cups chicken stock (use a gf stock to make this recipe gluten-free suitable)
• 5 cups water
• 2 cups split peas, rinsed and drained

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in an 8 litre (280fl oz) pressure cooker, using a medium heat.
• 2 add the vegetables and cook for 10 minutes or until the onion is soft.
• 3 add the garlic, bay leaves and thyme and cook for a further two minutes.
• 4 add all remaining ingredients and stir well.
• 5 lock on the lid and bring the cooker to high pressure over a high heat. once high pressure is reached, reduce the heat to stabilise the pressure and cook for 40 minutes.
• 6 remove the cooker from the het and release the pressure using the quick release method.
• 7 remove lid carefully.