Hi guys

My other half just fetched in a ham shank from the local farm shop and has asked me to make a pea and ham soup.  I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for pea and ham soup using a ham shank and a bag of frozen peas lol  hope someone can help

No  nothing I have tried but it sounds lovely (sorry thats not much help isit) mmmm

Found this one..........Ingredients

Serves 6

For the ham-hock stock
1 small onion, cut in half
1 large carrot, cut in half
1 celery stick, cut in half
1 large leek (white part only), cut in half
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 bay leaf
4-6 sprigs of thyme
4 black peppercorns
1 ham hock
2 litres water

For the soup
50g butter
200g shallots, sliced
75g pancetta, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
500g frozen peas, defrosted
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

To finish
2 smoked bacon rashers, cut into 1cm dice
180g frozen peas

Combine all the ingredients for the stock in a large, heavy-based pan and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Skim any scum from the surface, reduce the heat and simmer gently, uncovered, for 2 hours until the ham hock is cooked. Remove from the heat and leave to cool, then strain the stock through a fine sieve, reserving the ham hock on one side.

For the soup, heat the butter in a large pan, add the sliced shallots, pancetta and garlic, then sweat for 10-15 minutes until the shallots are tender. Add the stock, bring to the boil and skim any scum from the top. Add the peas and return to the boil, then purée in a liquidiser. Pass through a fine sieve into a clean pan, bring back to the boil and correct the seasoning. If the soup is too thick, add a little water until the desired consistency is achieved.

Shortly before serving, fry the smoked bacon cubes in a hot pan until crisp. Flake the meat from the ham hock. Cook the frozen peas in boiling salted water until tender, then drain. Divide the peas and ham between 6 soup bowls, pour the soup on top, then scatter over the bacon and drizzle over a little of the bacon fat from the pan.

You'll need green split peas(dried from Sainsburys my Tescos doesnt do them) I'm not good with recipes tend to measure by eye but basically follow instructions on pack re soaking peas. Put ham hock in big pan with onion peeled and cut in half a carrot peeled and cut in two some celery(leafy bits as well) and peppercorns. Cover with cold water bring to boil and turn heat down to simmer. Simmer for about an hour, covered. Drain stock into another bowl, keep ham bone to one side away from dogs:-) return stock to pan add soaked split peas and loads of pepper, cook split peas as per pack, it will go quite thick, when the peas are soft add ham from bone, warm and season to taste. Simples!
Sullysmum beat me to it and with measurements:-)

I love P&H soup, may have to try it!!

mines really easy! soak ham overnight in water to remove saltyness, boil with a couple of bay leaves and a few whole peppercorns in clean water until  ham is cooked .................remove ham and skim off any fat [ easier if you have time to leave until cold] then peel a good sized potao and slice up in the stock, chop an onion and add to stock, chuck in a bag of frozen peas [ pref. out of the bag!] simmer until the potao is falling apart, blitz though a liquidiser or proccessor add a few tiny bits of the cooked ham........................yummy!

Well guys

thanks for your messages.

I did as you said, made the stock, temporaly put the ham in the microwave till I went to the shop.  Newphew came in and decided he would use the microwave, took ham out of microwave and left on the bench.  I get home from shop and wa la, two happy newfoundlands begging for more..... Must have been nice lol

Oh dear - well my recipe for Pea & Ham Soup is very simple - just boil the ham, 2 ham stock cubes and a bag (or two) of frozen peas in a pot, lift out ham, blend peas, break up ham and put back into peas!