Pea & Poachers smoked ham soup

Serves 6

Ingredients

100g Poachers smoked ham, diced
50 g butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped Spanish onion
1/2 cup sliced leek
1/2 cup chopped celery
4 cloves garlic
1 small red chilli
1 litre vegetable stock
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp fresh oregano
1/2 cup split green peas (soaked overnight)
1 smoked bacon bone
1/2 cup chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Melt butter and oil, sweat onions , leek and carrot. Add celery, garlic and chilli. Cook for further 5 mins. Add stock, bay leaves, oregano, bacon bone and split peas, bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 50 mins. Remove flesh from bone and add diced smoked ham. Season with pepper and stir through parsley.

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