topic Re: Split Peas?? in Recipes

Split Peas??

violann — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:51:49 GMT

I haven't cooked split peas in years, but I was able to get a bag of them yesterday, and I figured I could cut the sodium in some cans of prepared soup by adding some split peas.

BUT- I can't remember how to cook the split peas. I have chicken broth here (I think). Should I use that? Or tap water?

Thanks for your help 🙃

Re: Split Peas??

PINKdogWOOD — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:05:42 GMT

@violann Are you soaking them first prior to your recipe? Are you asking what to soak them in? I'd soak in water over night, then prepare for your recipe the next day. Typically this is what many do with dried peas or beans.

What are making with your peas?

Re: Split Peas??

violann — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:15:02 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
@violann Are you soaking them first prior to your recipe? Are you asking what to soak them in? I'd soak in water over night, then prepare for your recipe the next day. Typically this is what many do with dried peas or beans.

What are making with your peas?

@PINKdogWOOD - How nice to talk to another early riser!

I actually haven't prepared dried legumes (are peas legumes?) in YEARS and YEARS, so ANYTHING GOES.

I can easily soak them, so that's how I'll start. Then slow cooker?

Then I plan to add them to canned soups, to stretch the protein and fiber and cut the sodium.

Re: Split Peas??

PINKdogWOOD — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:27:42 GMT

Mmm, sounds good @violann - you got this girl!!!

Yes DH & up at 530A b/c he's still working all by himself in the agricultural world who are permitted to still be working.

Sounds good with your peas, stretching what you have already and/or add to.

Continue being safe, protect your family.

Re: Split Peas??

violann — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:36:27 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD a HUGE THANK YOU to you and your husband for carrying on our country's great tradition in agriculture!

AND thank you for your advice on my split peas!!!

Re: Split Peas??

AuntG — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:02:57 GMT

Not wanting to waste ham bones, I'll make pea soup after the Christmas or Easter holidays. I simmer the peas with chicken broth, sliced carrots & celery, along with the ham and two bay leaves. Granted, it's not my favorite soup, but it provides us with many hearty servings.

Re: Split Peas??

PinkyPetunia — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:32:38 GMT

I believe there are cooking directions on the package of split peas. I make split pea soup in the crockpot. So easy! It makes a lot so I freeze the soup in 2 cup containers.

Re: Split Peas??

depglass — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:41:13 GMT

Some brands must be doing some pre-processing. My bag of Jack Rabbit green split peas only directed me to cook 1/2 hour. I did cook one hour to blend flavors of hambone and vegetables into the peas. I had simmered the bone a couple hours by itself before adding other ingredients.

Re: Split Peas??

deepwaterdotter — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:00:12 GMT

I cook 7 cups of water and 1 pound peas in a covered slow cooker overnight on low until tender, 8-9 hours.

Re: Split Peas??

KatieB — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:14:03 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
@violann Are you soaking them first prior to your recipe? Are you asking what to soak them in? I'd soak in water over night, then prepare for your recipe the next day. Typically this is what many do with dried peas or beans.

What are making with your peas?

I didn't think you had to soak split peas. They cook so quickly to begin with. I've never soaked mine when I've cooked them.

Re: Split Peas??

Sooner — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:20:22 GMT

@violann I never soak green peas either. They cook quickly and if you go them too long they will turn to mush.

I saute some onion first, add broth or water and usually some diced carrots, salt and pepper and simmer gently until they are as soft as I want them. You can mash up a few and leave a few more whole and that's the way I like them. Not too thick and mushy!

Re: Split Peas??

Moonlady — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:43:59 GMT

I've been making split pea soup for decades, and have never soaked them; as with lentils, it's not necessary.

Re: Split Peas??

miata1 — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:58:36 GMT

I have never soaked the split green peas or lentils but I do soak and clean them good. For split pea soup, I add water and chicken broth and cook, then I add sliced carrots, chopped green peppers, chopped onion, celery, chopped up ham, chopped up red pepper, salt and pepper, It comes out so good and when serving, we add sour cream on top. For lentil soup, I add water and chicken broth, and no ham, but add all of the same vegetables mentioned here but I also add a can of stewed tomatoes to that. My mother always put tomatoes in her lentil soup and it perks it up a bit. We put parmesan cheese on the lentil soup. I usually make a big pot of each soup and then put containers in the freezer and it is so handy to have.

Re: Split Peas??

chickenbutt — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:13:26 GMT

@PinkyPetunia wrote:
I believe there are cooking directions on the package of split peas. I make split pea soup in the crockpot. So easy! It makes a lot so I freeze the soup in 2 cup containers.

I've always seen directions on the bags. But one thing I do for my split pea soup is that I use about half as much water as it says on the bag. I don't like it to be watery, so that might be something to contemplate.

I just do mine in a pot on the stove. I portion out a bunch of it into L&L containers, freezer them, then pop them out of the L&L and vacuum seal each one. That way they stay pristine for years.

I still have some of my split pea soup, as well as some of my turkey chili, in the freezers from several years ago. Used one of the chili one day recently and it was like I just made it. I have a little round LeCreuset pot that exactly fits the portions I make so I can just take it out of the freezer, remove from vac-bag, pop it into the LC pot, and heat it up, covered, on med-low until it's thawed and hot.