Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, split green pea soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Traditional Lebanese, naturally-vegan green split pea soup with potatoes, cumin and pepper. Full of flavor without any meat! So yes, to prepare this Lebanese green split pea soup as described in the Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook, a little bit of fuss is required.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have split green pea soup using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Split green pea soup:
- Take 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Make ready 2 tablespoons butter
- Take 1 Onion, diced
- Take 3 stalks celery, diced
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1/4 tsp thyme leaves,dried
- Take 3 carrots, chopped
- Get 4-6 cloves Garlic, presses or finely minced
- Take 1/4 tsp Pepper
- Get 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth low sodium (add another cup if you want thinner broth)
- Take 1 lb Green Split Peas (rinced)
- Make ready 1 tsp liquid smoke optional for vegetarian version
- Get 1/2 tsp salt kosher or 1/4 tsp table salt (add after cooking if needed)
- Take Optional meats you can use: (or combination of them)
- Prepare 6 slices bacon
- Take 2 small ham hocks
- Get 2-3 cups diced leftover ham (which is all I use)
Keep in mind it thickens within few hours after cooking and in the fridge afterwards. Slow cooker will work during the night or during the. This split pea soup recipe is my favorite! I probably say that a lot, but this is just so perfect for rainy days or cold nights.
Steps to make Split green pea soup:
- Turn the pressure cooker on to the Sauté function. Let it warm up and add the olive oil and butter.
- Add the onion, celery, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to turn translucent
- Add the carrots, garlic, (bacon or ham, if using), and pepper and cook for a minute
- Add broth, hambone or ham hock, if using, (Add liquid smoke, if using, for vegetarian method). Let come to a simmer.
- Stir in split peas.
- Place the lid on the pot and lock it in place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taste and add the salt as desired. Serve hot. The soup will thicken quite a bit when it cools, that is normal.
- 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.😸
Dried split peas are cooked with ham hocks, onions, garlic, and leeks. Split peas are either green or yellow; for this soup we're using green split peas. How to Store and Freeze This Soup. Split pea soup can be kept refrigerated for about a week, or frozen for up to three. Today's split pea soup recipe is similar in spirit.
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