Smoky Split Pea And Root Vegetable Soup Recipes

VEGETARIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a stock pot, over medium heat, add the olive oil, onions, carrot, and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes.
• Add the split peas and turmeric, stir into the vegetable mixture, and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add the vegetable stock and water, along with the salt, pepper, and bay leaves. Stir to combine. Cover and cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the split peas from settling to the bottom of the pot.
• Add the potatoes and stir to combine. Cover and continue to cook for 10 minutes.
• Stir the soup and check the liquid level. At this point, the potatoes should be starting to soften, and the peas should be nearly dissolved. Add one cup of water if the peas are not nearly dissolved.
• Cover and continue to cook for another 10 minutes. Check the potatoes for doneness again. Add another cup of water if needed. If not, cover and continue to cook until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Once the potatoes are cooked, remove the lid and turn off the heat. Stir the soup well, and allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.

VEGETARIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• CHOP VEGETABLES: Option #1: Dice carrots, celery and onion into 1/2 inch/1.3cm pieces - and mince the garlicOption #2 (shortcut): Cut vegetables into 2 inch/5 cm pieces and pulse them in the processor (this is a big shortcut so my preference!). I process onions in one batch, then carrots, garlic and celery in another. I leave a few larger chunks of carrots and celery to have some vegetables that hold their shape in the finished soup. If you plan to blend the soup into a purée, however, there's no need.
• COOK ON STOVE TOP: (see Note 1 and 2 for other cooking methods)Sauté veggies: Heat oil on medium heat in a large pot. Add onions and sauté 3 minutes. Add celery and carrots and garlic and sauté 4-5 minutes. Shortcut: skip this step (and skip the oil) and just add everything to the pot and cook. Sautéing adds flavor though.Add broth and seasonings, then cook: Add peas, broth, water, dill and seasonings to pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer on medium low (3/10) for 1 1/2-2 hours, until vegetables and peas are soft. If too watery, continue to cook for 15-20 minutes with lid off or partially covering the pot. But note that soup will thicken on standing or in fridge. Remove bay leaf and adjust seasonings to your taste.
• SERVE: If you like chunkier soup, serve as is. If you prefer creamier soup, blend soup in processor (in batches), blender or with stick immersion blender. Alternatively, do half and half - blend half the soup to creamy, then combine with the unblended chunky half. Serve with croutons, biscuits, a warm crusty loaf bread or cornbread.

SMOKY VEGETARIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a large pot with oil and place it over medium heat.
• Give the oil a minute to heat up, then add the onion, carrot and celery.
• Sweat the vegetables for about 10 minutes, until they soften up a bit.
• Add the garlic and cumin, and cook them with the vegetables until the garlic becomes very fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the broth and peas. Raise the heat and bring the liquid to a boil.
• Lower the heat and allow the soup to simmer until the peas are very soft and falling apart, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Keep a bowl of hot water near the stove and add it as the broth dries up.
• When the soup has finished simmering, remove it from the heat and stir in the vinegar and liquid smoke. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and serve.
• Press the "sauté" button on your Instant Pot then add the oil.
• Give the oil a minute to heat up, then add the onion, carrot and celery.
• Sweat the vegetables for about 5 minutes, until they begin to soften up.
• Add the garlic and cumin, and cook them with the vegetables until the garlic becomes very fragrant, about 1 minute. Hit the "cancel" button.
• Stir in the broth and peas.
• Place the lid on your Instant Pot and set the valve to the "sealing" position. Press the "pressure cook" or "manual" button and set the pressure to high. Set the soup to cook for 15 minutes.
• When the soup has finished cooking, carefully move the valve to the "venting" position. Let the pressure release completely.
• Remove the lid from the Instant Pot. Stir in the vinegar and liquid smoke. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and serve.

SMOKY SPLIT PEA AND ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• melt butter in lg pot over low heat. add carrots, parsnips, leeks, onion, thyme, marjoram and bay leaves. cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. add stock, peas and ham hocks. bring to simmer and cover partially and cook til peas are tender and soup thickens slightly stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. add parsley in the last 5 minutes. season with salt and pepper.

EASY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrots. Sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 8 minutes. Add pork and marjoram; stir 1 minute. Add peas, then water, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Partially cover pot; simmer soup until pork and vegetables are tender peas are falling apart, stirring often, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Transfer hocks to bowl. Puree 5 cups soup in batches in blender. Return to pot. Cut pork off bones. Dice pork; return pork to soup. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover. Rewarm before serving.)

HEARTY VEGETABLE SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 7-9 hours or until peas are tender. Stir before serving. Discard bay leaf. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

SPLIT PEA VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the peas, water, allspice, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Stir in the potatoes, carrots, onions, ham and cabbage; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Discard allspice.