Pea and Ham Protein Soup
Makes: 6 servesCalories: 402Difficulty Level: ModeratePreparation time: 10 minutesCook time: 70 minutesTotal time: 80 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-2 scoops Bulk Nutrients Pea Protein Isolate
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 300 grams split peas
- 300 grams frozen peas
- 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 crushed garlic clove
- 1 chicken or vegetable stock cube
- 3 and a half cups hot water
- 500 gram ham hock *
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: In a large pot, sauté onions (chopped) and garlic till softened.
- Step 2: Add diced carrot and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Step 3: Dissolve stock cube in 1/2 cup of water and add to the pot. Also add the remaining water and split peas.
- Step 4: Cook for 45 minutes on a low heat or until your split peas are well softened.
- Step 5: Add frozen peas and cook for another 15 minutes. With a hand blender place into the soup and blend to a smooth soup, or if you like chunky you can leave as is! Add ham hock and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
- Step 6: Add pea protein and stir through until well combined.
To serve, we’re fans of crusty bread, croutons, spring onion, sesame seeds, chilli, bacon pieces etc.
* We used a pre-cooked and shredded ham hock available in the meat section of your supermarket
Formerly working as part of Bulk Nutrients R&D team for many years, Nicole Frain is a food scientist, personal trainer and a professional international cyclist.
She's applied her learnings at the national stage for bodybuilding, and has several qualifications in Food Science, Nutrition and Business!
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