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Enhanced leftover pea and ham soup | Yummy Lummy

I recently made a super green pea and ham soup and I had two servings leftover. Tonight, I wanted to share with you how I enhanced leftover pea and ham soup.

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Enhanced leftover pea and ham soup with pork belly by Gary Lum
Enhanced leftover pea and ham soup with pork belly

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Enhanced leftover pea and ham soup | Yummy Lummy
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
 
This recipe is about two things, flavour and crunch. I wanted to enhance my leftover soup to be crispy and crackly.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Servings: 1
Calories: 1000 kcal
Author: Gary Lum
Ingredients
  • 500 mL Leftover pea and ham soup
  • 500 g Pork belly rasher
Instructions
  1. Arrange the pork belly rasher rind side up in a small nonstick frying pan and put it into a hot 200 °C/400 °F oven for 60 minutes. You could sit it in some white quinoa if you wanted to, so you end up with some nutty fatty goodness to also add to your soup.
  2. As the pork is close to finishing its time in the oven reheat the leftover soup in a microwave oven. I blast the soup for 3 minutes, stir it up and then blast again for 1 minute.
  3. Plate up by adding the pork crackling side up to the bottom of a bowl. If you like you can also add a dollop of sour cream plus ¼ of a teaspoon of chilli flakes for a spicy kick.
  4. Poor in the soup around the pork.
  5. Garnish with spring onions and chives if you have them available.
  6. Shoot a photograph and then eat the soup.
  7. Wash the dishes and then write the recipe up.
  8. Write a blog post and hope your friends on social media share the recipe and make you famous.
Recipe Notes

This is enough soup for 1 large serving. If you’re a small eater you could share it with someone else but who the hell would share pork and soup if you didn’t have to 

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Frequently asked questions

Will this make me fart?

I reckon not as much as freshly made. The rendered fat from the pork may have an inhibitory effect, but what would I know.

Can I make this soup vegetarian?

No, you cannot make pork enhanced leftover pea and ham soup vegetarian. I’m sorry but it’s just not possible. You can have pea soup and toast but when you add the crackling and the ham it’s hard to make that vegetarian.

Can I eat this for lunch?

There won’t be any left. Trust me.

Can I eat this soup cold the next day?

No, it would be disgusting eating cold roast pork and chewing crackling that’s gone cold.

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How to make super green pea and ham soup | Yummy Lummy

I’ve made some really fart worthy pea ham soup for Yummy Lummy before but the focus in this recipe is to get it to look green and taste good too. My previous attempts have focussed on the taste and flavour [My first go http://yumlum.co/2k2oA4Z and then the repeat a week later http://bit.ly/2ki5w0c] but they ended up looking a yellow-brown colour.

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Super-green Pea ham soup made by Gary Lum
Super-green Pea ham soup

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Pea and ham soup with an emphasis on the green | Yummy Lummy
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 10 mins
 
This recipe is about two things, flavour and looks. I wanted the soup to be green rather than a yellow-brown like my previous attempts.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Servings: 4
Calories: 500 kcal
Author: Gary Lum
Ingredients
  • 1 Ham hock
  • 500 g Green split peas
  • ½ Potato (small cubes)
  • ½ White onion (diced)
  • 500 g Frozen peas
  • 2 L Chicken stock
Instructions
  1. Wash the split peas and empty them into the slow cooker chamber.
  2. Add the onion, cubed potato and the packet of frozen peas.
  3. Place the ham hock on top of everything and then pour in 2 litres of chicken stock.
  4. Put the slow cooker bucket into the slow cooker and seal it with the lid. Set the timer to 6 hours and let it cook.
  5. After the 6 hours, remove the cooking vessel and then remove the ham hock and begin to peel off the skin and pull the muscle bundles apart and put into a clean bowl. Discard the bones.
  6. With a stick blender, process everything in the cooking vessel until it is smooth.
  7. Plate up by adding some ham to the bottom of a bowl and add a dollop of sour cream plus ¼ of a teaspoon of chilli flakes for a spicy kick.
  8. Garnish with spring onions and chives.
  9. Shoot a photograph and then eat the soup.
  10. Wash the dishes and then write the recipe up.
  11. Write a blog post and hope your friends on social media share the recipe and make you famous 🤣🤣😂
Recipe Notes

This is enough soup for 4 servings. If you live alone, I suggest freezing aliquots and then using a microwave oven to heat it up for lunches and/or dinners.

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Frequently asked questions

Will this make me fart?

I reckon it will. It all depends on your bowel’s microbiome. If you’re lucky, you can really stink up the place. Just don’t light a match if you fart under the sheets.

Can I make this soup vegetarian?

Yes, but it wouldn’t be pea and ham soup. If you don’t add the ham hock and if you use vegetable stock, you’ll have pea soup. I reckon it would taste okay, but for me, I need the ham in it for the flavour.

Can I eat this for lunch?

Yes, definitively, just don’t attend meetings afterwards if you’re prone to farting a lot.

Can I eat this soup cold the next day?

Yes, but all the fat would be congealed and it wouldn’t be that appealing in my opinion.

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How to make gluten-free quinoa cheese pot pie | Yummy Lummy

Quinoa cheese pot pie rather than a traditional mac and cheese sounds way too hipster for Yummy Lummy but what the hey. I do like quinoa and I do like cheese. I used rice flour so unlike mac and cheese, this is gluten-free for people with Cœliac disease.

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This is a photograph if my Gluten-free quinoa cheese bacon pot pie made by Gary Lum
Gluten-free quinoa cheese bacon pot pie

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Quinoa cheese pot pie that's gluten-free | Yummy Lummy
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
A warming comfort food for cold days and nights, suitable for people with Cœliac disease.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Servings: 2
Calories: 1000 kcal
Author: Gary Lum
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Quinoa (microwave)
  • 2 tablespoons Butter (room temperature)
  • 2 tablespoons Rice flour
  • 1 cup Milk (full cream or skim)
  • 2 rashers Streaky bacon (cut into thin strips across the grain)
  • 1/2 cup Frozen vegetables (I used peas and corn for an Australiana look)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Chilli flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder (you could use freshly crushed garlic)
  • 1 cup Coon cheese (grated)
  • 2 teaspoons Sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (ground)
Instructions
  1. Cut the rashers of streaky bacon into thin strips cutting across the grain of the bacon. Put the bacon onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Put the bacon into a preheated oven at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15 minutes and remove when finished.
  2. Cook the microwave quinoa as per the packet instructions and put the cooked quinoa into a mixing bowl.
  3. Make a roux with the butter, rice flour and milk. Start by heating the butter in a saucepan until it foams and then add the flour and whisk until it is smooth and starts to change colour. Pour in the milk and whisk until it begins to thicken.
  4. Take the sauce off the heat and then add most of the grated Coon cheese leaving some to the end to top the pie.
  5. Stir in the cheese, nutmeg, chilli flakes, and garlic powder (or freshly crushed garlic).
  6. Add the sunflower seeds and the frozen vegetables to the quinoa and mix, then pour over the sauce and mix thoroughly.
  7. Pour this mixture into a Pyrex bowl or something similar. Top with the remaining cheese and a light sprinkling of nutmeg.
  8. Place the bowl into a hot oven 200 °C (400 °F) for 20 minutes when hopefully the cheese has melted and changed to a golden brown.
  9. Remove from the oven and allow the quinoa cheese pot pie to rest for 5 minutes.
  10. Garnish with a sprig of parsley or anything else you may have.
  11. Shoot a photograph and then eat from the bowl with a spoon or fork while sitting in front of the TV watching Netflix with your Ugg boots on.
  12. Wash the dishes and write a blog post and hope your social media buddies share the recipe to all and sundry.
Recipe Notes

This is a gluten-free variation on mac and cheese with the nuttiness of quinoa. It can be enjoyed as a dinner or lunch time meal. Another serving idea is to not include the vegetables in the pie but to serve them separately. I think having the bacon is integral to the dish and adds a depth of flavour. I got the idea for the basis of this dish from Erica von Trapp at Bubble Child.

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Frequently asked questions

So, what do you think of this quinoa cheese pot pie?

I thought it was pretty awesome. While I don’t have Cœliac disease, I like to explore food that other people can eat because of a medical condition.

Can I make this quinoa cheese pot pie vegetarian?

Sure, don’t add the bacon. You could add some mushroom, not as a bacon substitute but as another ingredient to give it some extra texture.

Would it help to add a crust or Panko to the top for crunch?

Well then depending on how you make the pastry top, it may not be gluten-free. If you don’t have Cœliac disease and you like pastry and bread, then a puff pie pastry or some panko breadcrumbs would add some crunchy texture.

Could I add this quinoa cheese to a burger?

Yep, I reckon it would be nice on a burger or on a hot dog.

Can I eat this quinoa cheese pot pie cold the next day?

I reckon it would be disgusting cold, but that’s just my opinion.

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Panko crusted salmon

Panko crusted anything is good. I’ve done it on salmon before but as a cheat using olive oil as an adherent. Tonight, I used the old fashioned plain flour and egg method to crumb (or bread as American cooks seem to say) the salmon.

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Panko crusted salmon with pearl barley couscous Gary Lum Lime zest
Panko crusted salmon with pearl barley couscous
Panko crusted salmon
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 

Panko crusted anything is good. I’ve done it on salmon before but as a cheat using olive oil as an adherent. Tonight, I used the old fashioned plain flour and egg method to crumb the salmon.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Servings: 1
Calories: 300 kcal
Author: Gary Lum
Ingredients
  • 1 piece Salmon (tail end)
  • ½ cup Plain flour
  • 1 piece Egg
  • 1 splash Full cream milk
  • ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 4 tablespoons Olive oil
Instructions
  1. Add the flour to the plastic bag the salmon is wrapped in and coat the salmon in flour.
  2. Beat the egg in the milk and bathe the floured salmon in the egg-milk mixture.
  3. Coat the salmon in the Panko breadcrumbs and allow the salmon to cool in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes.
  4. Heat up a frying pan and add the olive oil.
  5. Gently lay-in the salmon skin side down and shallow fry, agitating occasionally to ensure it doesn’t stick to the frying pan.

  6. After a few minutes turn the salmon over and finish cooking. It will probably take five minutes in total.
  7. Allow the salmon to rest for a minute or two.
  8. Plate up with whatever vegetables you want.
  9. Shoot a photograph and eat the salmon and enjoy the moist tender flaky flesh in your mouth along with the crispy crunch of the Panko crumbs.
  10. Hope the photograph looks good and then blog about it and hope some more that people will share the recipe on social media.
Recipe Notes

This is a simple and easy way to make salmon taste better.

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Panko crusted salmon with pearl barley couscous Gary Lum Lime zest
Panko crusted salmon with pearl barley couscous

Can I crumb other things?

Yep, you can crumb any meat and even vegetables.

Could I deep fry rather than shallow fry the salmon?

Sure, I don’t think it would be as nice though nor as easy to control the cooking. But I’m all for deep frying anything.

Is there a vegetarian version?

Of salmon? No. There’s no vegetarian version of salmon. You could crumb a piece of tofu or a mushroom rissole if that is what you want.

What else did you eat today?

For breakfast, I had a jalapeño Spam and smoked cheddar sausage roll.

Jalapeño Spam and smoked cheddar sausage roll Gary Lum
Jalapeño Spam and smoked cheddar sausage roll

For lunch, I had leftover spicy asparagus soup.

Leftover Spam of asparagus spicy soup. What you don't see is the dollop of sour cream in the bottom of the bowl. Gary Lum Panko crumbed salmon
Leftover Spam of asparagus spicy soup. What you don’t see is the dollop of sour cream in the bottom of the bowl.

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Baked salmon pastry parcel

Baked salmon done differently tonight. This is a piece of tail in a pastry parcel and kept moist with a cheesy white sauce will of chives, dill and parsley.

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Baked salmon with cheesy white sauce in pastry with garlic chilli vegetables. Gary Lum
Baked salmon with cheesy white sauce in pastry with garlic chilli vegetables.

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Baked salmon pastry parcel
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

For something a bit more extravagant, I wrapped my baked salmon in puff pastry and kept it moist with a white sauce laden with Coon cheese, chives, dill and parsley. It's served with some chilli garlic frozen vegetables. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Australian
Servings: 1
Calories: 1000 kcal
Author: Gary Lum
Ingredients
  • 1 piece Salmon
  • 1 tablespoon Butter Room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Frozen peas, corn and capsicum
  • 1/2 teaspoon Chilli flakes
  • 1/4 cup Coon cheese grated
  • 2 tablespoons Chives chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Dill chopped
  • 1 piece Egg beaten
  • 2 tablespoons Plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup Full cream milk
  • 1 teaspoon Olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Parsley chopped
  • 2 sheets Puff pastry thawed
Instructions
  1. Preheat a small benchtop oven to 250 °C/480 °F.

  2. Add a piece of salmon on some baking paper and place on a baking tray and then put it into the oven for 10 minutes.

  3. Thaw the sheets of puff pastry.

  4. While the salmon is baking and the puff pastry thawing, melt the butter in a saucepan until it foams. Add the flour and whisk quickly and then add the milk. You want a little more than normal for a white sauce because the cheese will thicken it. As the sauce begins to thicken a little take off the heat and add the cheese, chives, parsley and dill and fold everything in.

  5. Allow the salmon to rest for five minutes. Make a layer of the sauce on one sheet of puff pastry and lay the salmon on that. Pour the rest of the white sauce on the salmon. 

  6. Brush the egg wash on the edges of the puff pastry and over the second sheet. lay the second sheet over the salmon (egg-washed side down) and seal the edges. Apply the egg wash to the top and then place into the oven for 15 minutes.

  7. At the 15 minute mark, pull out the baking tray, brush on some more egg wash and sprinkle a bit more grated Coon cheese on top. Finish baking for five more minutes.

  8. During this last baking phase put the frozen veggies in a bowl, add the olive oil, chilli flakes and garlic powder. Flash cook in the microwave oven for 90 seconds.

  9. Allow the baked salmon to rest for five minutes and then put it one a plate and add the microwave cooked vegetables. garnish with a sprig of parsley.

  10. Shoot a photograph and eat the meal and later regret just how much puff pastry you used.

  11. Wash the dishes and write the blog post and hope your friends share this on social media so everyone in the world gets to see it.

Recipe Notes

This meal is a bit heavy, but it's a nice extravagant way to enjoy your baked salmon. 

Baked salmon again! You do that so often.

I know. I do it because it’s quick and easy. This time I did it with a twist.

Could you use less pastry?

Yes, and a smaller piece of salmon would make that easy.

What if I don’t have dill and stuff like that?

The dill, chives and parsley impart a nice flavour but these elements aren’t essential. You could use dried chives, parsley and dill if you wanted.

Could this work with other fish?

I suppose so. Ocean trout would be nice. I’m not sure about a white flaky fish. If you give it a go let me know.

Does it have to be fish? I don’t like fish.

I reckon this would work with a thin tender cut of beef (then it would be a strange variation of Beef Wellington), lamb or pork or even a chicken (I’d do thigh over the breast to keep it moist).

Could this be adapted to a vegetarian version?

Sure, I suppose. You could use mushrooms and other vegetables. If you do that let me know how it turned out.

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