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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal433
  • fat10g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs58g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre10g
  • protein22g
  • salt1.01g
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the peas into a bowl, cover with cold water and leave to soak overnight.

  • step 2

    Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Add the onion and carrot and fry over a low heat for 10-15 mins, or until soft and translucent but not brown.

  • step 3

    Drain the peas and tip into the saucepan with the bay leaf and thyme. Cover with about 1 litre cold water, bring to the boil and skim off any foam. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring often, for 2 hrs 30 mins, or until the peas are soft, adding more water as needed (you may need to add about 500ml). Remove and discard the bay leaf and thyme. Blitz with a hand blender until smooth, then stir through the vinegar and butter. Season with sea salt and some black pepper, then serve with thick slices of roast ham.

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A star rating of 4.2 out of 5.6 ratings

jdianneplace58870

Malt vinegar in this recipe would make the pudding gluten containing and therefore unsafe for coeliacs/people with a gluten intolerance. Substitute wine/cider vinegar to make the recipe gluten free - as it’s billed

robert.twaktuinxYenVpTt

Your recipe is basically a thick pea soup. The soaked peas are mixed with the fried onion and seasoning, wrapped in a pudding cloth and boiled with the ham. It should be firm enough to slice.

Jason_Peterson

The water ratio is close, 3:5 by volume, no extra is needed. In my experience the cooking time is between 35 and 50 minutes for split peas without a skin. No soaking. Are your peas made of stone? Do not leave unattended because peas make a lot of foam and will boil over. I like to use lard and fried…

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Max Hotopf

In my youth I had a hippy friend who lived on pease pudding. He’d bung it in the oven, we’d get stoned and play chess and bingo he’d pull it out of the oven and we’d tuck in. This recipe is much harder as it involves boiling the pulses for hours without them burning and yet without them being too…

judefaulk2014

It's very easy to make with a slow cooker. 500gms in litre water plus any veg or chicken stock cube does away with the need for veg/ham/bones etc. I have an onion allergy so have to be careful with fresh onion, but ok in small stock cube doses. I left in slow cooker 5 hrs on high and was perfect.…

TheRog

I did wonder if this would freeze. Thank you for that

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