Pea, Ham and Nutmeg soup.
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- Olive oil or Fry light cooking spray
- 4 Rashes of unsmoked bacon
- 1 Large Garlic clove
- 400g Peas (frozen or fresh)
- 1 Baking potato
- 700ml Vegtable stock
- 1/2 Tsp of nutmeg, or half a grated nutmeg
- 1/2 Tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Corriander
- Salt and Pepper
Extras:
- Extras:
Use a deep pan suitable for soups for cooking.
- Use a deep pan suitable for soups for cooking
Method
step 1
Firstly cut the rinds of the bacon and fry all the bacon with 1 rind in a few sprays of cooking spray or 1tsp of extra virgin olive oil.step 2
Fry for 5 mins on a low heat.step 3
Finely chop the garlic and add to bacon.step 4
Fry for another minuite with the bacon.step 5
Meanwhile peel and dice the potato, make the vegtable stock with 700ml boiling water and vegtable stock (i used bullion).step 6
Add the diced potato, peas and vegtable stock too the pan.step 7
Give a quick stir, then add the nutmeg, thyme and corriander. Seasoning to taste afterwards. Give the soup another stir to make sure all the ingrediants are mixed in.step 8
Simmer on a low heat for 15 minuites untill the peas and potato are soft.step 9
Allow to cool for a minuite or two, then transfer to a blender, or use a handheld blender in the pan to blend the ingredients together. Blend untill a fine, thick soup has been made. Reheat if it needs it and serve with some nice brown bread and a sprig of thyme.
