Best Polka Dot Pea Soup Recipes

BEST EVER SPLIT PEA

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat olive oil. Cook onion, carrot, celery and garlic until onion is translucent. Stir in yellow and green split peas, broth, seasoning and salt. Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 2 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Puree with a blender or food processor. Return to pot, heat through, and serve.

OLD-FASHIONED SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM BONE

Steps:

• Sort peas and rinse with cold water. Place peas in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until peas are softened. Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid., Return peas to Dutch oven. Add 2-1/2 qts. water, ham bone, onion, salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally., Remove the ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from bone. Discard bone; dice meat and return to soup. Add carrot and celery. Simmer, uncovered, for 45-60 minutes or until soup reaches desired thickness and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.

EASY PEASY PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Add the oil to a large saucepan on a medium heat. Add in the vegetables and stir well. Cook for a couple of minutes then add in the mixed dried herbs and stir well. Add the beans and the hot stock and bring to a gentle simmer.
• Pour in the frozen peas and leave to simmer gently for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are just cooked. Leave the lid off as this helps the vegetables retain their vibrant color. Once cooked blend with stick blender or in a food processor until completely smooth.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with the croutons and a drizzle of olive oil.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the cubed bread in a medium sized mixing bowl. Drizzle over the olive oil, salt and mixed herbs and mix together with clean hands or spoon till evenly coated. Tip onto a baking tray, spread out evenly and bake for around 15 minutes until golden brown, turning them half way through. Remove and leave to cool.

POLKA DOT SOUP

Steps:

• Chop chicken into cubes, chop carrots, celery and onion.
• Put all ingredients into a large pot.
• Bring to a boil. Cover pot and cook for 30 minutes.
• Carefully spoon into soup bowls.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until peas are tender.Freeze Option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Heat through in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

PARKER'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with the olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper until the onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, 1/2 pound of split peas, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Skim off the foam while cooking. Add the remaining split peas and continue to simmer for another 40 minutes, or until all the peas are soft. Stir frequently to keep the solids from burning on the bottom. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve hot.

POLKA-DOT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks; saute, stirring occasionally, until leeks are softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock, and bring mixture to a boil. Add peas, and reduce heat; simmer until peas are bright green and tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Puree using an immersion blender, or transfer mixture to the jar of a blender, working in batches if necessary so as not to fill jar more than halfway, as hot liquid will expand when blended, and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour soup into serving bowls. To make polka-dots, fill pastry bag with sour cream. Pipe dots onto surface of soup, and serve.