Peas and Ham Creamy Soup

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(4 portions)

...a lovely tasty soup with the simplest ingredients.

Ingredients:

500 gr frozen peas 

250 gr ham cubes 

1/2 l chicken stock

1 large chopped onion

1 celery stick, chopped

1 chopped carrot 

Preparation:

Step1:- heat butter in a large sauce pan and add chopped onion, carrot and celery and let to soften

-add the chicken stock and let to simmer gently for 10-15 min

Step 2:-in a heated pan add the ham cubes and let fry for 2-3 min and set aside

Step 3:-back to the soup, check if the veges are cooked to your likely and add the peas 

-let to simmer for another 5 min just to slightly soften the peas but keep the lovely green color

Step 4:-let to cool a bit and liquidize the soup and strain all through a sieve 

-to finish add the browned bacon cubes to the soup and serve with croutons and grated Parmesan. (fig 1)