Pea and Ham Soup

So here’s the story… on Monday I made an amazing roast ham dinner (amazing if I do say so myself!). As there is only two of us if the house, I needed another way of using the ham up.

The dog had a little bit on his dinner last night as a treat…but I there was a huge chunk left.

I wanted to make a soup, but bearing in mind that I want to use things in my cupboards etc… I did an internet search and found a couple, and sort of put them together to suit what I already have….so here it is

Preparation about 10 min

Cooking 10-30 min

Serves 2-4

1tbsp sunflower oil

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 large potato (I only had small ones, so used about 4!) – cut into small cubes

Salt and Pepper

300g frozen peas

600ml of vegetable stock ( I used 3 vegetable oxo cubes and hot water  )

100g ham – chopped up small

1. Heat oil in large pan, on a low heat.. Add the potato and onion, and season with Salt and Pepper. Then stir to coat the vegetables in oil

2. Take a piece of baking paper large enough to cover the top of the sauce pan (I used foil  ). Scrunch it up and unfold it, then lay it over the top of the pan ( this will help the vegetables cook more quickly). Put the lid on the pan, cook on a low heat for 8-10 minutes, until the potatoes and onions are cooked,

3. Remove the paper. Add the peas and 400ml of stock to the pan, and bring to the boil. cook for a couple of minutes,

4. Take the pan off the heat, and blend the soup with a stick blender, until it is very smooth. Add the remaining 200ml of stock. Put in the ham

5. Bring the soup back up to a simmer. If you need to add more seasoning then do so.

6. Eat and enjoy!!

Mr Frugal has just devoured a bowl of this and he’s given it two thumbs up!!!

Feeling rather proud of myself with my first attempt at making soup!

I hope you enjoy this cheap and cheerful soup.

P.S if you haven’t got any ham…I think it would taste great with bacon. Yum Yum