Split Pea Soup
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Pea and Ham Soup
Pea soup is a great dish that is easy to prepare, and you will find that whipping up a bowl of tasty pea soup requires very little effort on your part. Due to the fact that most of the work is done well before the soup is ready, you can start cooking dinner an hour or two earlier without having to spend all of your time in the kitchen. Simply follow the steps in the recipe, add all of the ingredients, and sit back and let your delicious pea soup boil. You can then proceed to do all of your other tasks around the house, and the pea soup will basically prepare itself for you.
The following recipe for pea soup calls for peas to be soaked in water for an hour before being cooked in chicken broth. Soaking the peas in water helps them to cook faster, and thus reduces the amount of time you have to spend preparing the dinner. The peas are cooked with some onions and garlic, and seasoned with chili pepper, salt, and pepper as desired. The flavor of the soup is enhanced by adding a chunk of your favorite ham, and a few slices of yellow or orange bell pepper is added to the soup to infuse it with the unique flavor of the peppers.
The best thing about this soup is that it is so easy to make, but it is also a very light soup that will be easy to eat on any occasion. If you are trying to go on a diet, you will find that this soup is the perfect choice for you. You can simply replace the ham with turkey ham or chicken, and the pea soup will be the perfect diet meal that is low in calories but rich in fiber. Legumes are rich in the main nutrients that you need to lose weight, and thus you should eat them as much as possible. You can use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth to make it a lot fat meal, and you will find that this simple pea soup dish is one of the best that you can make when trying to stick to your diet.
Heartwarming Split Green Pea Soup
Ingredients -
½ pound of peas
½ pound of ham
2 quarts of chicken broth
1 large onion
6 cloves of garlic
1 large yellow or orange bell pepper
Chili powder
Salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation:
To begin, soak the peas in a pot of water for an hour. Soaking the peas helps them to cook faster, and thus reduces the time they need to spend boiling.
When the peas are nearly finished soaking, dice the garlic and onions as small as possible.
Place a soup pot on the stove with a few tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom, and use the oil to fry the garlic and onions. Cook the aromatics until the onions are transparent.
Drain the water from the peas and throw the soaked peas into the pot with the garlic and onions. Stir the peas around for a few minutes to infuse them with the flavor of the onions and garlic, and add the chicken broth to the soup.
Chop the ham into small chunks and add it to the soup.
Slice the bell pepper into small slices, and add to the soup.
Add the chili powder, salt, and pepper as desired, and let the soup cook for roughly an hour or until the beans are soft.
(Serves 5)
Pea and Ham Soup
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As you can see, this recipe is actually quite easy to prepare, but it will be the perfect light soup to enjoy on a cool autumn evening. You can have fun experimenting with the different ingredients in the soup in order to make it a low fat or light meal, or you can simply enjoy it as is. The best thing about this soup is that it will require very little time and effort on your part to prepare, and thus you can spend as little time in the kitchen as possible when whipping up this simple pea soup.
