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Slow Cooker Pea and Ham Soup

This delicious pea and ham soup is easy to make in the Slow Cooker. A great way to use up

  • Serves 6 – 8 servings
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 3 hours
  • Total 3 hours
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Slow Cooker Pea and Ham Soup

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Close up on pea and ham soup in a bowl

I have to confess that I was never a big fan of pea and ham soup until I made my own, as a way to use up my Slow Cooker gammon leftovers. It is just as good made with leftover Braised Ham Hock.

OMG what a revelation! This simple pea and ham soup packs so much flavour into only a handful of ingredients.

It also uses the cooking stock from the gammon recipe and any of the leftover ham – I love it when nothing goes to waste!

For a velvety smooth pea soup you MUST blitz the soup in a blender. Using an immersion blender works but only if you like a slightly chunky soup.

Serve with Sourdough Focaccia or my easy Two Hour No Knead Bread!

three bowls of pea and ham soup

Slow Cooker Pea and Ham Soup with Leftover Ham

Making this soup in your crockpot is super easy and fuss free. You simply cook the leftover ham together with shallots and spring onions in the ham stock until the ham is tender. Remove from the slow cooker and shred.

Cooking ham in stock in a crockpot

You then add the peas and cook until they are cooked through and blend the soup until it is smooth. Serve the soup with the ham and garnish with mint leaves. Easy peasy, right?

collage showing how to make pea and ham soup in a slow cooker

Making Pea and Ham Soup with a Gammon Joint

If you don’t have any leftover ham then you can cook it now and then add the peas. It takes a bit longer but the process is the same.

I usually don’t bother pre-soaking the gammon, but if you are worried you can soak it for a couple of hours, changing the water every 30 minutes.

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Recipe

Slow Cooker Pea and Ham Soup

This delicious pea and ham soup is easy to make in the Slow Cooker. A great way to use up leftover ham and stock (from my Slow Cooker Gammon recipe)or you can make it with a small gammon joint.

  • Serves 6 – 8 servings
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Cook 3 hours
  • Total 3 hours

Ingredients

Using leftover ham

  • 1 lb (450g) cooked ham
  • 720 (3 cups) reserved ham stock
  • 3 shallots or 1 onion peeled and roughly chopped
  • bunch spring onions (, diced)
  • 2 lb (900g) frozen peas (or petit pois)
  • fresh mint leaves (, to serve)
  • salt and pepper to season

Using a gammon joint

  • 1 lb (450g) boneless gammon joint (unsmoked or smoked)
  • 1 onion roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot roughly chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • 2 cups (480ml) apple juice or water
  • 1 ¼ cups (300ml) ginger ale, cider or water
  • 2 lb (900g) frozen peas or petit pois
  • fresh mint leaves (, to serve)
  • salt and pepper to season

Method

Using Leftover Ham

  1. 1

    Put the stock, ham, shallots and spring onions in your slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 2 hours.

  2. 2

    Remove the ham from the slow cooker and shred using two forks.

  3. 3

    Add the frozen peas to the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes to an hour, or until the peas are cooked through.

  4. 4

    Blend the soup using a blender or an immersion blender. If the soup is too thick then dilute it by adding some extra stock or water.

  5. 5

    Stir most of the ham back into the blended soup, reserving some for garnishing.

  6. 6

    Check the seasoning and serve the soup garnished with ham and mint leaves.

Using a gammon joint

  1. 7

    Place the gammon in the slow cooker and position the carrots and onions around it. Add the bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns. Pour in the liquids, cover and cook for 4 hours on the HIGH setting.

  2. 8

    Remove the ham from the slow cooker and shred as soon as it is cool enough to handle. Strain the cooking liquid and discard the vegetables and aromatics apart from the onion (you will use this in the soup).

  3. 9

    Have a taste of the ham stock. If it is too salty you can use half stock and half water in your soup. Pour the ham stock back into the slow cooker. Add the reserved onion and the peas and cook on HIGH setting for 30 minutes or until the peas are cooked through.

  4. 10

    Blend the soup using a blender or an immersion blender. If the soup is too thick then dilute it by adding some extra stock or water.

  5. 11

    Stir in most of the ham, reserving some to garnish the soup with.

  6. 12

    Check the seasoning and serve the soup garnished with ham and mint leaves.

Nutrition

  • Calories322 kcal
  • Carbohydrates26 g
  • Protein25 g
  • Fat13 g
  • Saturated Fat5 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat6 g
  • Cholesterol47 mg
  • Sodium1380 mg
  • Potassium635 mg
  • Fiber8 g
  • Sugar11 g
  • Vitamin A1411 IU
  • Vitamin C61 mg
  • Calcium55 mg
  • Iron3 mg

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