Split Pea Crisps 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.

SPLIT-PEA CRISPS

Steps:

• Soak dried yellow split peas in 3 cups water for 4 1/2 hours. Drain and pat dry. Over medium-high heat, coat a large skillet with oil. Add half the peas; cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown and crunchy, 6 to 10 minutes. Season with salt. Repeat with remaining peas.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• If using bacon: In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp, 12 to 13 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with a paper towel. Once cool, crumble and set aside for garnish. If using ham hock: In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil, then brown the ham hock until golden, about 6 minutes. If making the soup vegetarian: In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat the olive oil.
• Add the onion, leeks and garlic and season generously with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. (If the vegetables seem dry, add a little olive oil.) Stir in the carrots, paprika (if using), half the split peas, thyme and 8 cups stock or water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partly covered, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes until peas are tender.
• Mash the soup coarsely with a potato masher or give it a few quick blitzes with an immersion blender (watch out for the thyme sprigs). If you'd prefer a smoother soup, blitz until nearly smooth. Add the remaining 1/2 pound split peas and simmer about 1 hour, or until the peas are soft. If at any point the soup looks too thick, add more stock or water; if it looks too thin, remove the lid during the second simmer until it thickens. If using ham hocks, remove any meat from the bone, cut it into small cubes and stir into the soup. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with crumbled bacon, if using, and lemon wedges.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat peas and water to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Boil uncovered 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.
• Stir in onion, celery and pepper. Add ham bone. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 1 hour 30 minutes or until peas are tender.
• Remove ham bone; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Stir ham and carrots into soup. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until carrots are tender and soup is desired consistency.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH CRISPY KIELBASA

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large (11 to 12-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium-high heat. Add the leeks, onion, and carrots and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender and starting to brown. Stir in the garlic and cook for one minute. Stir in the peas to coat with oil and cook for one minute. Add 8 cups of the chicken stock, 2 cups water, the ham hock, thyme bundle, bay leaves, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 1 1/4 hours, stirring occasionally, until the peas are very tender and falling apart. After 45 minutes, stir more frequently, scraping the bottom of the pot to be sure the soup doesn't burn.
• Discard the thyme bundle, bay leaves, and ham hock. Transfer 2 cups of the soup to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and purée. Return the purée to the pot, adding more chicken stock or water if the soup is too thick.
• To serve, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium (10 to 11-inch) sauté pan over medium heat. Add the kielbasa and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes, tossing occasionally, until the kielbasa is browned. Serve the soup hot with the kielbasa and parsley sprinkled on top.
• Make ahead: Reheat the soup over low heat, adding chicken stock or water to thin.

YELLOW SPLIT PEAS WITH COCONUT CHIPS

Steps:

• Rinse and drain peas, then transfer to a bowl and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Let stand at room temperature at least 8 hours or overnight. (Alternatively, cover with boiling water and let stand 30 minutes.) Drain peas.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pierce 2 softest eyes of coconut with a metal skewer or a small screwdriver, then drain and discard liquid. Bake coconut 15 minutes. Break shell with a hammer or back of a heavy cleaver and remove flesh, levering it out carefully with screwdriver or point of a strong knife. Cut one fourth of coconut into thin slices (1 to 2 inches long and 1D16 inch thick) with adjustable-blade slicer or a vegetable peeler.
• Heat 1/2 cup ghee in wok over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Fry coconut slices in 2 or 3 batches, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes per batch. Transfer coconut chips with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Discard ghee from wok, then wipe out wok and set aside.
• Boil 5 cups water in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, then add soaked split peas, ginger, and turmeric. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until peas are just tender, about 20 minutes. Add fresh chiles, garam masala, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until dal is thickened (resembling a thick soup), 30 to 35 minutes.
• Heat remaining tablespoon ghee in wok over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook dried chiles, cumin seeds, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, stirring, until fragrant and chiles turn just a shade darker, about 1 minute. Stir into dal, along with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, more sugar if desired (up to 2 teaspoons), and coconut chips. Discard bay leaves.

MRS. SCHREINER'S SPLIT-PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy kettle or stock pot cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Pour off all but about 1/4 cup bacon fat from kettle and cook onions and carrots, stirring, until softened.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer 2 hours uncovered, stirring occasionally and adding 1 to 2 cups more water (or broth) if soup becomes too thick.
• Remove kettle from heat and transfer ham hock with a slotted spoon to a cutting board.
• Discard fat and bones and chop meat.
• Return meat to kettle and simmer soup, stirring, until heated through.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Just before serving, crumble bacon and sprinkle over soup.
• Makes 8 cups.

MRS. SCHREINER'S SPLIT-PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy kettle cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Pour off all but about 1/4 cup bacon fat from kettle and cook onions and carrots, stirring, until softened. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally and adding 1 to 2 cups more water if soup becomes too thick, 2 hours.
• Remove kettle from heat and transfer ham hock with a slotted spoon to a cutting board. Discard fat and bones and chop meat. Return meat to kettle and simmer soup, stirring, until heated through. Discard bay leaf.
• Just before serving, crumble bacon and sprinkle over soup.