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

  1. 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.
  2. Cook the lentils in a saucepan with the hock stock for around 30 minutes. Add in the chopped vegetables and simmer until cooked.
  3. Mix in the Knorr Pea & Hamp Soup with a whisk to add flavour and to thicken the soup.
  4. Serve with chunky hock pieces, fresh sage, a drizzle of olive oil and warm sliced bread.

Original recipe by chef Sean Gravina.

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