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Swedish Thursday Soup with split peas and ham Recipe

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courtesy Diana Henry
Roasted fig, sugar snow

Servings: 6
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Ingredients

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  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 leeks, washed and roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 5 cups stock preferably made using a ham bone
  • 10 oz (280g) split peas soaked overnight, drained and rinsed
  • 8 oz (225g( each of carrot and celeriac cut into dice
  • 5 1/2 oz (150g) cooked smoked ham or pork shredded or cubes of smoked bacon

Directions

  1. 1. Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pot add the onions and leeks and sweat the veg, covered over a low heat until sweet and soft about 15 minutes. check from time to time to make sure the onions have enough moisture in them to preven them from burning. Add the garlic and saute in the buttery juices for a couple of minutes, then add the stock and split peas.
  2. 2. Cook the soup for an hour, then add the diced carrot and celeriac and cook for another 30 minutes. The veg should be soft and the split peas disintegrating.
  3. 3. If you've made the stock with a ham shank, then add some of the ham from the bone. otherwise add the cooked pork and heat that through,. or saute bacon on its own fat until browned on all sides then add that to the soup.
  4. 4.This soup can be served with sour cream, but is also good without
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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 108g
Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 246  
Calories from Fat 53 22%
Total Fat 6.05g 8%
Saturated Fat 2.95g 12%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 352mg 15%
Potassium 588mg 17%
Total Carbs 32.53g 9%
Dietary Fiber 12.6g 42%
Sugars 5.0g 3%
Protein 16.63g 27%

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