East African Sweet Pea Soup Food

PEA SOUP EAST AFRICAN STYLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat oil and saute onions and garlic until onions are translucent. Add ginger, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, curry powder and saute for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomatoes, squash, chicken or vegetable stock and deglaze pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes. Add 2 cups of the peas and simmer, covered, for another 10 minutes or until peas and squash are tender. Using an immersion blender puree soup in pot. Add remaining peas and reheat. Stir in cilantro. Adjust seasoning. Serve hot.

EAST AFRICAN PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté the onions gently in oil in a covered pot, stirring frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes, until the onions are just translucent.
• Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Mix in the ginger, salt and all the spices and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the tomatoes and sweet potato.
• Stir well.
• Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir.
• Bring the soup to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 5 minutes.
• Add half of the peas and simmer, covered, for another 10 minutes, or until the peas and sweet potato are tender.
• Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the remaining 2 cups of water.
• Purée the soup in a blender or food processor in batches until smooth.
• Return soup to the pot, add the remaining peas and gently reheat.