Portions: 6 servings Calories: 511kcal |
Light, quick, nutritious, and easy, this creamy, filling green split pea soup is perfect for dinner on those cool fall or spring nights. A delicious and comforting chicharo bean soup is just perfect for a light dinner any time of the year.
By - Revised . Original May 18, 2012.
Green Split Pea Soup Recipe Step by Step.
Why we ❤️ it
- This creamy, gluten-free, vegan-friendly soup is quite light but filling; on top of that, it is easy and quick to prepare and requires no soaking.
- It is quite light but filling; on top of that, it is very easy and quick to prepare, and if you have a pressure cooker, it won't take more than 15 minutes to serving time.
- If you have a slow cooker, the time is even better, as the flavors are better released using this method. Both methods are perfect for the working parent in charge of feeding the family.
- You can prepare this as a vegan or a meat-lovers' dish - both options are included.
Green Split Pea Soup Recipe Step by Step
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Ingredients
- 2½ cup green split peas
- 4 turkey sausage, or chicken sausages (optional)
- 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 large carrot, peels and cut into cubes
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 sprig fresh cilantro, or parsley
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 large yellow onion, or red, cut into eighths
- 4 allspice berries
- 2 teaspoons salt, or more, to taste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, optional
- 1½ teaspoon garlic cloves
- 1½ quart boiling-hot water, [1½ lt]
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly-cracked
Preparation
1. Combining
Place split peas, sausages, potatoes, carrots, celery, cilantro, thyme, onion, allspice, a teaspoon of salt, and paprika in the pot (or pressure cooker or crock pot).Add boiling-hot water and proceed with one of the three cooking methods described on step 2.
2. Cooking
- - Cooking in a normal (3 quart [3 lt]) pot: Cook over medium heat until all the ingredients are cooked through and the peas have dissolved completely (25-30 minutes). Stir regularly to avoid sticking.- Cooking in a pressure cooker: Cook for 15 minutes counting from the time the pressure valve starts whistling.Open pressure cooker (after cooling, according to the manufacturer manual) and check that the peas have dissolved completely. Cook for another 5 minutes if necessary.- Cooking in a crockpot: Cook for 4 hours over medium heat, or 7 hours over low heat.
3. Serving
- To finish (regardless of cooking method), remove allspice berries, and herbs sticks.Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Top tips
- Vegan version: You can prepare this as a vegan or a meat-lovers' dish - both options are included, just skip the sausage, the peas in themselves contain a lot of protein.
- Leftovers: You can store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave the next day. It'll taste even better.
- Broth: You can use chicken broth or vegetable broth instead of water in the recipe, but I found it unnecessary, there's enough flavor from the herbs and spices.
- Bay leaf: You can add two bay leaves if you have them at hand. Remember to remove the bay leaves before serving.
- Adding pork: If you have it at hand, you can add a ham hock or ham bone during cooking for extra flavor. Remove the hocks right before serving.
Serving suggestions
It goes great with some toasted rustic bread or croutons.
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What are split peas?
Split peas 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 tend to dissolve during the cooking process, which makes them great for soups and stews.Add Image
What are split peas in Spanish?
Split peas are called chícharo, or arvejas partidas in Spanish.
Nutrition
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Just getting started with this with this, hope it helps me. Peg Coates
Finally a recipe without chicken broth. Thank you. 🙂
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Very nice recipe! Thank you!
will be trying this tomorrow since I have a short day at work.
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Thanks, Ingrid.