Potato and Ham Broth topped with a poached egg

Tuck into this beautifully warming potato soup recipe which finds spuds mingling with the flavours of ham hock, onion and red lentils. Delicious, warming and incredibly easy to make!

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Gently cook the onion in the butter and season a little. Add the stock and potatoes and lentils and bring to the boil. Simmer for fifteen minutes, check and adjust the seasoning. Add more water if necessary.
Poach the eggs for three minutes.
Add the greens to the hot soup, return to the boil and stir well then remove from the heat. Stir in the ham hock.

Serve each soup with a poached egg on top and a good twist of black pepper.