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.
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Split green pea soup.
Why I ā¤ļø 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.
If you have a pressure cooker it won't take more than 15 minutes to serving. If you have a slow cooker and time, it works well, as the flavors are better released using this method. Both methods are perfect for the working parent feeding a family.
You can prepare this as a vegan or a meat-lovers' dish - both options are included.
Green split peas soup recipe
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Utensils and tools
- 3 quart [3 lt] soup pot, or
- Pressure cooker / Instant Pot, or
- Crock pot
Ingredients
- 2Ā½ cup green split peas, clean of debris and pebbles, and rinsed
- 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 of fresh cilantro or parsley
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- 1 large yellow onion or red, cut into eighths
- 4 allspice berries
- 2 teaspoons salt (or more, to taste)
- 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika (optional)
- 1Ā½ teaspoon of garlic powder
- 1Ā½ quart [1Ā½ lt] boiling-hot water
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- Ā¼ teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
Preparation
Before you start, make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils ready.
Step 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.
Step 2: Cooking
Cooking in a normal pot
Cook over medium heat on the stove top and simmer until all the ingredients are cooked and the peas have dissolved completely (25-30 minutes). Stir regularly to avoid sticking.
Cooking in a pressure cooker / Instant Pot
Cook for 15 minutes, counting from the time the pressure valve starts whistling.
Open the pressure cooker (after cooling, according to the manufacturer's 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.
Step 3: Serving
To finish (regardless of cooking method), remove the allspice berries, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Top tips
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- You can add two bay leaves if you have them at hand. Remember to remove the bay leaves before serving.
Serving suggestions
It goes great with some toasted rustic bread or croutons.
Variations
To make a vegan or vegetarian split pea soup, just skip the sausage, the peas in themselves contain a lot of protein.
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.
Nutritional information
Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1390mg | Potassium: 1451mg | Fiber: 25g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2043IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 9mg
FAQs
What are split peas?
Split peas are dry peas that have been peeled, and without the peel, the two halves split. There are green andĀ 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.
What are split peas in Spanish?
Split peas are calledĀ chĆcharo, orĀ arvejas partidasĀ in Spanish.
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Green Split Pea Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2Ā½ 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
- 1Ā½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1Ā½ quart boiling-hot water [1Ā½ lt]
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- Ā¼ teaspoon black pepper freshly-cracked
Instructions
Combining
- PlaceĀ split peas,Ā sausages,Ā potatoes,Ā carrots, celery, cilantro,Ā thyme,Ā onion,Ā allspice, a teaspoon ofĀ salt,Ā and paprika in the pot (or pressure cooker or crock pot).AddĀ boiling-hot waterĀ and proceed withĀ oneĀ of the threeĀ cooking methods described on step 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.
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.
Notes
Vegan green split peas soup
To make it a vegan dish just skip the sausage, the peas in themselves contain a lot of protein.Nutrition
By , published May 18, 2012 on Tia Clara
Taissia Rivas
Very nice recipe! Thank you!
Margaret Coates
Just getting started with this with this, hope it helps me. Peg Coates
vicky
Finally a recipe without chicken broth. Thank you. š
monika
muy rica la receta
DC
will be trying this tomorrow since I have a short day at work.
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