Today I propose to learn how to cook lean pea soup. It is no worse than a smoked soup. This meal will be especially enjoyed by people who are fasting, vegetarian, or weight-conscious.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
I think everyone knows about the existence of pea soup. But many neglect him, but in vain! It has a wonderful taste and is very useful. It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of this plant. Peas are a source of vitamins C, E, group B. They help to normalize metabolic processes, overcome depression and insomnia, and are useful for cardiovascular diseases. Peas also contain a set of mineral components - zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium.
The calorie content of pea soup is also of interest to those who monitor body weight. Because these days there are often people who are forced to fight overweight. And pea soup is the first dish that is included in the diet menu for those who want to lose weight. But its calorie content depends on many factors. A lean dish, fried or not, cooked with chicken, pork, or smoked meats. All this affects the energy value. But only lean pea soup will become an indispensable dish for people watching their weight. It, along with other types of soups, has a positive effect on the body, energizes and prevents a number of diseases.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 51 kcal.
- Servings - 4
- Cooking time - 45 minutes, plus time for soaking peas
Ingredients:
- Peas - 200 g
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Carrots - 1 pc.
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Bay leaf - 2 pcs.
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Greens (any) - bunch
Making lean pea soup
1. Sort out the peas, removing the chopped and broken ones. Wash and place in a steeping bowl. Choose more dishes, because the product will increase in size.
2. Fill the peas with drinking water, which should be twice the volume of the legumes. Leave it to soak for 6 hours, or overnight.
3. Then turn the peas on a sieve to glass the water and rinse under running water.
4. Transfer the peas to a cooking pot and add the peeled onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns.
5. Fill the peas with drinking water and place on the stove to boil. When the water boils, a foam forms on its surface, remove it. Then lower the temperature, cover the pot with a lid and continue to cook the soup for 20 minutes.
6. By this time, peel the carrots, cut into cubes and add to the saucepan.
7. Continue cooking the soup until the carrots and peas are tender. The average cooking time of split peas in half is 45 minutes, whole peas - 1.5 hours.
8. Peel the garlic and pass through a press. Season the soup with salt, pepper and your favorite spices. Remove the boiled onion from the pan as she had already done her job - she had flavored the soup and gave it a taste.
9. Pour the finished lean pea soup into bowls and serve. Serve with croutons or croutons. By the way, if you wish, you can interrupt it with a blender, then you get a cream soup.
See also a video recipe on how to make lean soup without meat.
