Curry Soup With Ham Recipes

CURRIED LENTIL SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Remove most of the fat from the ham and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Trim and scrape the carrots and cut them into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Pick over the lentils, wash them and drain into a colander.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a kettle or saucepan. Add the ham, carrots, onions, garlic and curry powder. Cook briefly over medium heat, stirring, until the onions are wilted.
• Add the lentils, 4 cups of the chicken broth, water, bay leaf, thyme and salt. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 24 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove one cup of the soup, with more lentils than liquid, and set aside. Discard the bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
• With a potato masher or wire whisk stir the soup briskly to mash the lentils, and return the soup to a boil. Add the remaining cup of chicken broth, the reserved lentils, the vinegar and the remaining butter. Check for seasoning and serve, sprinkled with the coriander.

CROCK POT CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine split peas, pork hocks, ham, celery, onion, carrot, curry powder, marjoram, bay leaves, and pepper. Stir in the water.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 9 to 11 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Remove pork hocks.
• When pork hocks are cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones.
• Coarsely chop meat.
• Return meat to soup.