Split green pea soup
Split green pea soup

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, split green pea soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Split green pea soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Split green pea soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Remove from the heat and drain off the water - this helps to get rid of some of the saltiness. Put everything but the frozen peas into the pan and bring to the boil. Now liquidise the soup just a little (or else sieve it) - but it shouldn't be too uniformly smooth. Taste, season, re-heat and serve the soup garnished with some croutons crisp fried in bacon fat.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook split green pea soup using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Split green pea soup:
  1. Prepare 1 tablespoon olive oil
  2. Make ready 2 tablespoons butter
  3. Take 1 Onion, diced
  4. Prepare 3 stalks celery, diced
  5. Get 2 bay leaves
  6. Prepare 1/4 tsp thyme leaves,dried
  7. Prepare 3 carrots, chopped
  8. Prepare 4-6 cloves Garlic, presses or finely minced
  9. Take 1/4 tsp Pepper
  10. Get 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth low sodium (add another cup if you want thinner broth)
  11. Prepare 1 lb Green Split Peas (rinced)
  12. Take 1 tsp liquid smoke optional for vegetarian version
  13. Get 1/2 tsp salt kosher or 1/4 tsp table salt (add after cooking if needed)
  14. Take Optional meats you can use: (or combination of them)
  15. Make ready 6 slices bacon
  16. Take 2 small ham hocks
  17. Prepare 2-3 cups diced leftover ham (which is all I use)

They cook exactly the same, although green split peas have a sweeter taste. Epstein says that you could absolutely substitute green lentils for the split peas. Lentils are a different plant altogether and retain texture when they're cooked, so the soup won't thicken as much. Split peas – called chícharo, or arvejas partidas in Spanish – are dry peas that have been peeled, and without the peel, the two halves split.

Instructions to make Split green pea soup:
  1. Turn the pressure cooker on to the Sauté function. Let it warm up and add the olive oil and butter.
  2. Add the onion, celery, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to turn translucent
  3. Add the carrots, garlic, (bacon or ham, if using), and pepper and cook for a minute
  4. Add broth, hambone or ham hock, if using, (Add liquid smoke, if using, for vegetarian method). Let come to a simmer.
  5. Stir in split peas.
  6. Place the lid on the pot and lock it in place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
  7. Cancel the sauté function and Choose Pressure Cook/Manual, and use the + or - or dial to choose 18 minutes. High pressure. It will take a few minutes for the pot to come to pressure.
  9. When the cooking time has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 15 minutes to naturally release some of the pressure. Then turn the steam release knob to Venting to quick release the remaining pressure.
  10. When the pin in the lid drops down, carefully open the lid, facing away from you. Remove the bay leaves and the bone or ham hocks, if you used them.
  11. Taste and add the salt as desired. Serve hot. The soup will thicken quite a bit when it cools, that is normal.
  12. This isn’t my recipe I found it online at simply nourishing and tried it out. I liked the fact you do not have to use Ham or a ham hock. I posted it because I use it again and again and tweek it till it tastes the way I like it.😸

Lentils are a different plant altogether and retain texture when they're cooked, so the soup won't thicken as much. Split peas – called chícharo, or arvejas partidas in Spanish – are dry peas that have been peeled, and without the peel, the two halves split. There are green and yellow varieties of peas. Without the peel, the peas will dissolve during the cooking process, which will produce a thicker stew. Also known as "pea and ham soup" or "green pea soup." It's the time of year when soup becomes a warm, comforting staple on the family dinner table.

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