Spicy Split Peas Food

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.

SPICY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the peas, water, ham bone and bouillon; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. , Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour longer. Remove ham bone and cut meat from bone. Return to the soup and heat through.

SPICY SPLIT PEA SOUP- ALL VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN VERSION

Steps:

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• dice vegetables, carrot I used one large carrot diced, I used 1 large onion diced probably 2 cups or more, and diced garlic.
• Place 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil in saute/ or fry pan on medium heat.
• Add 1 diced onion,and the diced carrot cook over medium heat until onions are translucent 3-5 minutes, do not brown.
• Add diced garlic in middle of pan, push aside onion and saute about 1 minute until translucent, watch carefully do not overcook or brown garlic.
• Clean split peas in strainer with water, remove any discolored peas.
• Add peas to a large stockpot.
• Add 6 cups vegetable or chicken broth to stockpot.
• Add cooked onions, carrots and garlic to stockpot.
• Add spices celery salt, cumin, thyme, crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper and fresh ground pepper.
• Bring all to a boil then cover and simmer over low heat for 30-60 minutes.

SPICED SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. slow cooker combine first 12 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until peas are tender, 8-10 hours., Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Discard bay leaves.

SPICY SPLIT PEAS

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, heat water and peas to boiling. Boil uncovered 2 minutes; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 25 minutes or until peas are tender but not mushy; drain.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook gingerroot, salt, turmeric, cumin and onion in butter about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Stir in peas until evenly coated.

SPICY SPLIT PEAS WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat 4 cups water and the split peas to boiling in 2-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 8-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook coconut, coriander, fenugreek and cinnamon stick, stirring constantly, until coconut is light brown. Remove from heat; stir in salt and red pepper. Crush coconut mixture with mortar and pestle until finely ground; set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook carrots, zucchini, onion and eggplant in oil, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir 2 tablespoons water into tamarind pulp until softened. Stir tamarind mixture, coconut mixture and peas into vegetable mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally and adding water if necessary until consistency of thick soup, until hot and well blended. Serve over rice. Garnish with cilantro.