I remember the school cafeteria. The worst thing they cooked in it was pea soup. I hated him to the core even then. And imagine my surprise when a friend treated me to such soup - it turned out to be unusually aromatic and tasty!
I liked her soup so much that I even asked for the recipe. I made it at home and the whole family was delighted! And now I will share with you information on how to prepare pea soup with smoked meats (pork ribs) according to the classic recipe of my beloved friend.
Pea soup with smoked meats
Kitchen utensils: two saucepans (one for broth, the other for peas); a colander and a container into which you can conveniently strain the broth; cutting board and sharp knife; three plates for chopped vegetables; saucer for spices; frying pan and spatula; mortar for grinding spices; scoop.
Ingredients
| Smoked pork ribs | 600 g |
| Onion | 200 g |
| Carrot | 150 g |
| Celery | 50 g |
| Yellow split peas | 300 g |
| Potato | 300 g |
| Ginger | 30 g |
| Garlic | 20 g |
| Black pepper | 10 peas |
| Allspice | 4-5 peas |
| Fenugreek | 3 g |
| Chilli | 1 g |
| Bay leaf | 4 things. |
| Vegetable oil | 20 g |
| Water | 5 l |
| Salt | taste |
When all purchases are made, you can begin the simple algorithm for preparing our pea soup.
Preparation
- Fill a saucepan with 2 liters of water, cover with a lid and place on the fire until the water boils.
- While the water is boiling, peel and wash 100 grams of onions, 75 grams of carrots and 50 grams of celery. You can chop the vegetables, but it is much more convenient to leave them whole.
- Place 600 grams of smoked pork ribs, peeled onions, carrots and celery into boiling water. Cover the pan with a lid and leave the broth to simmer over low heat for an hour and a half.
- Wash 300 grams of yellow split peas and place them in a saucepan. Then pour 3 liters of cold water, cover the pan with a lid and place on low heat.
- The peas should be cooked over low heat until completely softened. It took me the same amount of time as cooking the broth - an hour and a half.
Step-by-step preparation
When the broth and peas are almost ready, you can start preparing the delicious soup:
- Peel and wash all remaining vegetables.
- Chop 100 grams of onion.
- Cut 75 grams of carrots into cubes.
- Cut 300 grams of potatoes.
- Place a frying pan on the stove and pour 20 grams of vegetable oil into it. While the pan is heating up, chop 20 grams of garlic with a knife.
- Place the chopped carrots in a heated frying pan and let them fry a little, literally 2-3 minutes.
- Add chopped onion to the carrots, stir and leave to fry for another 3-4 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Peel and finely chop 30 grams of ginger. Then add it to the onions and carrots, stir, and leave to fry for another couple of minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat.
- Take 10 peas of black hot pepper, 4-5 peas of allspice and grind them a little in a mortar with a little salt. Place the crushed spices on a plate. After this, grind 3 grams of fenugreek in the same mortar, pour it onto a saucer with spices, add 1 gram of chili pepper.
- The broth is already ready by this time, remove the ribs from it and leave them to cool. Strain the broth itself through a sieve, return it to the original pan, and put it on the fire. Add chopped potatoes to the broth and let them cook until half cooked, about 10 minutes. After this, you can add a little salt to the soup.
- Take care of the ribs. Separate the meat from the bones and cut into small cubes.
- When the peas are cooked, you need to pour 500 ml of “pea” water from the pan and add it to the “soup” pan.
- After this, add the roast, garlic and chopped meat to the soup.
- Now you need to put the peas on a sieve.
- After this, it also needs to be sent to the soup, stirred, add 4 bay leaves and spices. Be sure to taste the soup for salt and add more salt if necessary. Time it for 3-4 minutes and the soup is ready!
Bon appetit!
Recipe video
In this video, the guys clearly and clearly show how to cook pea soup with smoked meats using pork ribs in the recipe. The entire process of creating a dish is shown in detail. The chefs reveal the secret of how to make an ordinary recipe—pea soup with meat—unique, aromatic and tasty.
Pea soup with pork or pork ribs
Pea soup is a very healthy dish; it not only saturates the body with useful substances, but also contains fiber necessary to normalize digestion. In addition, it restores strength after a hard day. And if you cook it with pork, it will turn out rich and satisfying.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of green or yellow peas.
- 500 grams of pork or ribs.
- 1 piece of onion.
- 4 pieces of potatoes.
- Green onions.
- Spices and salt to taste.
- Vegetable oil.
Cooking process
You already know how to cook peas. In short, you need to soak it for several hours, cook until it boils over high heat, skim off the foam, and switch to low heat.
When the beans are ready, they need to be ground using any method convenient for you. Then add diced potatoes to the pan. Cook until boiling, and switch to low heat.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Add chopped onion and cook until golden brown, then sprinkle with green onions. Cut the pork meat into medium-sized pieces and fry in the onion to form a small, golden crust.
Place the contents of the frying pan into the pan with the peas and potatoes. Add pepper and salt if necessary. Cook for about 30 minutes more until fully cooked.
Remove the soup from the stove and can be served. Bon appetit!
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How to choose the right ingredients
- Smoked ribs should be selected, focusing primarily on their freshness. They should be a beautiful, dark cherry color. Let's assume a light white coating (this is congealed fat), there should be no streaks on the meat, the aroma of such smoked meat is characteristic and pronounced. Don't forget to check with the seller about the terms of consumption.
- It is advisable to choose a medium-sized onion - it is easy to cut and the inside will not be spoiled. A good onion has a beautiful golden brown color, the inside is white with green, the husk should fit tightly to the vegetable, there should be no sprouts or dark spots. If the onion was stored correctly, it will be firm to the touch, without dark spots - take it that way.
- Buy carrots of medium size, small in diameter - this way you are guaranteed that the core is not spoiled. A good vegetable has a pleasant, bright orange color, there are no rotten areas or black spots, there are no sprouts, and it feels firm to the touch.
- It is better to choose packaged peas - they contain less waste. High-quality split peas are always “halved”. Color varies from yellow to orange. Buy in transparent packaging - this way you will immediately see whether it is good or not. If you see too many greenish halves in the bag, the peas are no good. Check the integrity of the package itself and the shelf life.
- Take medium potatoes. Large tubers grow only in forage varieties. There is nothing terrible about this, but these potatoes are tasteless. Good potatoes are firm, without eyes, dark or greenish spots. Root vegetables with yellow or pink skin are considered especially tasty.
- Ginger root can now be bought in any supermarket or even at the market. Pay attention to the appearance - the root should be hard, with a yellow-golden peel, a small number of rhizomatous shoots is acceptable. Good ginger does not have black spots or rotten areas.
- Garlic is sold in heads. A good head of garlic is covered with a white husk, the cloves fit tightly together, hard, without green sprouts.
- When choosing spices, pay attention to the integrity of the packaging and the date of final consumption - the aroma of the dish depends on this. Damaged or expired seasoning contains high humidity, and we don’t need that. Shake the bag - the pepper or herbs should flow freely inside, and the packaging itself should be beautiful, not shabby.
Tips for preparing and serving the dish
- It is advisable to cook the broth over low heat - this will make it more transparent.
- It is important to fill the peas with cold water and cook over low heat - this way the water and peas will warm up evenly, and the peas will come out soft and tasty.
- You don't have to chop the ginger, but grate it - it's faster, and in this case there's no need to fry it.
- It’s quite possible to pass the garlic through the garlic press – it’s easier that way.
- The smaller you cut the potatoes, the sooner they will cook - take this point into account, since in this recipe only peas have the right to be boiled.
This dish can be served with white or black bread. My husband loves to eat crackers or rye croutons with it, so at home I only serve this soup with them.
Cooking options
In addition to this recipe, there are many other variations on the theme of pea soup:
- My mother cooks pea soup using a classic recipe with a photo, it turns out delicious and simple.
- For those who don't like pork, there is an amazing recipe for pea soup with chicken.
- My grandmother prepares this version of the soup in the oven, but you can prepare wonderful pea soup in a slow cooker, it turns out very tasty, really.
There are so many housewives and kitchens - so many recipes for this soup. If you know how to improve the recipe I described that made me fall in love with pea soup, or you have your own way of preparing such deliciousness, share your knowledge with me in the comments!
Smoked ribs soup without peas and rice
Ingredients:
- smoked ribs – 400 g;
- long rice – 200 g;
- onion – 1 pc.;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- fresh tomatoes – 400 g;
- olive oil – 2 tbsp. l.;
- frozen vegetable mixture – 1 package;
- water – 1 l;
- greenery.
Food preparation
Peel the onion and garlic and finely chop it. Tomatoes are cut into slices. The rice is washed.
Preparation procedure:
Sauté onions and garlic in a frying pan heated with olive oil, add tomatoes and sauté together for no more than 4 minutes. Add the vegetable mixture, cover with a lid, and cook for 5 minutes.
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Smoked ribs are boiled in a liter of water for at least 30 minutes, removed, and the flesh is chopped. Cook the rice in the broth over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Add vegetables and the pulp from the ribs to the rice, add salt to taste, and boil for 3 minutes. When serving, sprinkle with herbs.
The total cooking time is about 50 minutes.
Advice! You can choose the vegetable set at your discretion. This could be sweet peppers, broccoli, zucchini, carrots and other frozen vegetables.
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