Classic Ham Hock Soup
4
30 min
180 min
Ingredients
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 2 carrots, thinly diced
- 2 celery stalks, thinly diced
- 1 leek, thinly chopped
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 1 thyme sprig
- 200g lentils
- Knorr Pea & Ham Soup
- 3 onions, thinly diced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly diced
- Fresh sage
Method
- Fill a large saucepan with water over medium heat. Simmer the hock with the fresh herbs until tender for 2-4 hours. Set hock aside to cool and pull the meat in chunky pieces. Refrigerate the pulled hock until serving and strain stock for later.
- Cook the lentils in a saucepan with the hock stock for around 30 minutes. Add in the chopped vegetables and simmer until cooked.
- Mix in the Knorr Pea & Hamp Soup with a whisk to add flavour and to thicken the soup.
- Serve with chunky hock pieces, fresh sage, a drizzle of olive oil and warm sliced bread.
Original recipe by chef Sean Gravina.