Pea and Ham Soup
Ingredients:150g split peas (green or yellow)
1 onion, cut into quarters
1 clove garlic
30g oil
1 carrot, roughly chopped
2 sticks celery, cut into 2cm lengths
1200ml water
1 smoked ham hock, cut into pieces
that will fit into the TMX basket
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper
Parsley and olive oil to garnish
Preparation:Place split peas into TM bowl and mill for 1 minute on speed 9. Set aside.
Place garlic and onions into TM bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 7. Add oil and sauté for 5 minutes at 100°C on speed 1.
Add carrots and celery, chop for 5 seconds on speed 6. Add water to the bowl.
Place pieces of ham hock and bay leaves in basket and position basket in TM bowl.
Cook for 40 minutes at 90°C on speed soft with the MC out of lid.
Remove basket, discard bay leaves and allow meat to cool.
Add milled peas to the TM bowl and cook 15 minutes at 100°C on speed 1.
Meanwhile, remove meat from the hocks and roughly chop. Put the meat in a bowl and place the bowl into the Varoma. You can place the bones and skin back into the basket and into the TM bowl while the soup is still cooking to impart extra flavour. Position the Varoma on the TMX lid to keep the meat warm.
Test the soup to see if the peas are cooked sufficiently and adjust seasonings. Remove the basket, if you returned it to the TM bowl, and slowly turn the dial up to speed 9 and blend for about 40 seconds.
Serve the soup into bowls or tureen, add the pieces of ham and garnish with chopped parsley and drizzle with olive oil.
Originally posted here:
http://thermomix-er.blogspot.com/2009/07/thermomix-pea-and-ham-soup.htmlMembers' commentsNay-nay - This turned out a treat (even though the hock was standing up through the hole of TMX!). I added a tablespoon of vegie stock to add more flavour.
CP - was just about to make the EDC recipe today, but stopped because I did my research on the forum first. Found a special piece of ham in the meat section at Coles of about 300g+ and it was bee-u-ti-full. A whole Thermoservo full disappeared in like minutes. We can't stop licking our lips and patting our tummies. Thank you TMXR for a lovely soup 5/5
