How to cook pea soup - recipe and recommendations

Pea soup - all the familiar first dish, especially suitable for the cold season. Why for the cold? This personally my associations, somehow does not pull me to taste it in the heat, but in the winter and autumn, and even after a long stay in the fresh air, from the plate of hot aromatic and rich pea soup, I simply can not refuse (as well as all My family). Therefore, I believe that it is right to cook pea soup in rainy and frosty days, although many of my relatives and friends cook it with pleasure and in the heat - for taste and color, as they say, there are no friends.

So, let's begin. How to cook pea soup, many know, because this is a traditional dish for our cuisine. However, there are moments that should be paid special attention to make the soup a success. Firstly, the correct pea soup must necessarily be cooked on broth, and the meat is best suited for pork or beef ribs. Variant with chicken broth is also quite acceptable, but a lean pea soup ... I do not know, probably, and he has admirers, but in my opinion this is not exactly what you need.

How to cook pea soup: you need to take one and a half cup of peas, peel it and rinse it thoroughly, pour it over with water so that it completely covers it, and leave it for several hours (most convenient to do this in the evening, soaking peas all night). After the peas are swollen, it must be poured into the already prepared broth and cook for about an hour. In principle, the cooking time is not too limited and depends on the type of peas and on the preferences of the consumers: if you need a whole pea in the soup, you need to turn off the fire earlier and vice versa if you want the soup to look like pea porridge (or to make soup puree) , Then you need to boil the peas longer. For the broth, as already mentioned, any meat is suitable, but if possible, it is better to weld it on the ribs. In the broth should be added bay leaf, various spices and salt. Speaking about how to cook pea soup, it should be mentioned that when boiling peas on the surface of the broth, foam appears, which must be removed with a noisy or ordinary spoon.

While cooking peas, you need to take carrots and a couple of onions, finely chopped (grate carrots on a large grater) and fry in vegetable oil. Also it is necessary to clean and cut into cubes 6-7 potatoes. When the peas are already almost boiled, add the potatoes and carrots with onions to the broth, and also add salt if necessary. After 15 minutes the pea soup is ready! 2-3 minutes before turning off in the soup, you can add chopped greens (any: parsley, dill, green onions). If desired, you can whip the resulting dish with a blender, and then you will get a fine pea soup (in this case it is better to put a little more peas in advance, in order to achieve the desired density).

From all that has been said, it follows that it is not difficult to cook pea soup, and the result will invariably arouse the appetite. It is interesting that the classic recipe for pea soup does not include potatoes, but it can be cooked on smoked pork ribs. In general, discussing the topic of how to cook pea soup, we can not fail to mention that this dish is very "fond of" smoked meat. For flavor and flavor, you can add a little chopped bacon (best fry it along with onions and carrots). Serving soup on a table, it is possible to put on a separate dish croutons (crackers) from white or black bread, and it is even better to cut them and fill them in a plate. It turns out very tasty and unusual, only you need to eat soup quickly, so that the crackers do not have time to completely get wet.

Talking about how to cook pea soup, I must say about the unknown for many things. For example, in order for peas to cook more quickly, you can add a little baking soda to the broth (at the tip of the knife). Although, of course, much better, just pre-soak it in order not to add to the soup dubious ingredients.

Bon Appetit everyone!