Split Pea And Tomato Soup Potage Mongol Food

SPLIT PEA AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the onion, garlic and celery.
• Soften the onions and garlic cloves in a large pot in olive oil over medium-high heat approximately 2 minutes.
• Combine the chopped ginger and turmeric and cook for another minute.
• Add all the other ingredients, bring to a boil over high heat and simmer over low heat approximately 2 hours or until the split peas are tender and breaking up.
• Let cool a bit, remove the bay leaves and puree with a hand blender, blender or food processor until the texture is very smooth.

SPLIT-PEA AND TOMATO SOUP (POTAGE MONGOL)

Steps:

• Soak the peas or not according to package recommendations.
• Put the bones in a kettle and cook over moderate heat until bones start to brown. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Drain the beans and add them to the kettle.Add the water, bay leaf, thyme, tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil and let simmer one hour.
• Meanwhile, cut the carrots into one-and-one-half-inch lengths.Cut the pieces lengthwise into very thin slices. Stack the slices and cut the slices into very thin julienne strips. Drop the strips into boiling water. Let boil two minutes. Drain thoroughly.
• When the soup is cooked, pour it into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend until smooth. Return it to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the cream, Tabasco sauce to taste and the carrots. Serve piping hot.

DAL--INDIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP AND FRESH TOMATO RELISH

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, the garlic, the ginger root and the jalapeno. Saute for 2 minutes, stirring. Add the split peas, the coriander, the cumin, the celery seed, the cinnamon and the clove. Mix well. Add the chicken stock, stir again, and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to low and simmer slowly, partially covered, for about one hour, or until split peas are just soft. You may need to add more chicken stock if peas become too thick and dry.
• While soup is cooking, prepare the relish: Toss all six ingredients together in a bowl. Season to taste.
• With a wooden spoon, crush a few of the soft peas in the soup against the side of the pot. Stir well. If the soup is too thick, add a little chicken stock. Season to taste. Ladle the hot soup into four wide soup bowls. Mix in most of the tomato relish, saving about 1/4 cup. Place three shrimp in the center of each bowl. Divide the remaining tomato relish among the four bowls, placing it in the center of the shrimp. Top that with a few fresh cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.

POTAGE MONGOL

Steps:

• In a deep, 2½-quart heat-resistant, non-metallic casserole or heat-resistant, non-metallic soup tureen, combine the tomato soup, pea soup and water; stir until smooth. Heat, covered, in microwave oven 10 minutes or until soup bubbles. Stir several times during heating. Before serving, stir in sherry.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook until softened, about 6 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 30 seconds more. Stir in broth, split peas, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, partially covered, until peas are falling apart, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Meanwhile, stir together parsley, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, paprika, and salt in a small bowl.
• Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaf from soup; discard. Add more broth or water to thin as desired, and more salt to taste. Serve topped with gremolata.

SPLIT PEA SOUP--POTAGE PICARD AU POIS

Steps:

• Rinse the peas well, then put in a bowl, add water to cover, and let soak for 1 hour.
• Drain the peas, put them in a soup pot, and add the water, bacon, thyme, and pepper.
• Cover, bring to a boil, decrease heat to very low, and simmer until the peas are very tender and falling apart, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add salt to taste, halfway through cooking, with more water if the pan seems dry.
• When the peas are done, most of the water should be absorbed and the peas should be soupy.
• If necessary, remove the lid toward the end of cooking so some of the water evaporates.
• Make the croutons (use you own recipe, or the author suggests -cube 6 slices whole wheat bread; heat enough vegetable oil or bacon fat to form a 1/4-inch layer in a frying pan over medium heat, a piece of bread will sizzle at once when the fat is hot enough; add the bread cubes and fry until browned underneath, about 1 minute; turn and brown the other side; transfer to paper towels to drain.).
• Remove the bacon from the soup and set aside; discard the thyme sprigs.
• Work the soup through a food mill, or puree it in a food processor and then work it through a strainer to remove any fibers.
• Return the soup to the pot.
• Dice the bacon, and add it to the soup.
• To finish, bring the soup back to a boil; if it is very thick, add enough water so it pours easily from the spoon; it should still be thick and rich.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Stir in the butter until almost melted, and pour the soup into a tureen or spoon it into bowls.
• Sprinkle the croutons on top and serve.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH GOUDA-SAUSAGE TOASTS

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Bring to boil over high heat. Cover pot; reduce heat to low and simmer until peas are tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Transfer sausage to large plate; cut into bite-size pieces. Reserve 1/4 of sausage pieces; return remaining sausage to soup. Add 1 cup Gouda to soup and stir until melted. Thin soup to desired consistency with water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm
• Preheat broiler. Mix remaining 1 1/2 cups Gouda with reserved sausage pieces. Spread generous amount of mustard on bread slices. Top with Gouda-sausage mixture. Broil until cheese melts and begins to brown. Serve soup, passing toasts separately.

PEA AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine tomato and pea soup; add milk, then cinnamon and nutmeg to taste; heat. Just before serving add sherry.