Split Pea Soup With Pork Ribs Food

PARKER'S SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with the olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper until the onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, 1/2 pound of split peas, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Skim off the foam while cooking. Add the remaining split peas and continue to simmer for another 40 minutes, or until all the peas are soft. Stir frequently to keep the solids from burning on the bottom. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve hot.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, cover peas with 2 quarts cold water and soak overnight. If you need a faster method, simmer the peas gently for 2 minutes, and then soak for l hour.
• Once peas are soaked, add ham bone, onion, salt, pepper and marjoram. Cover, bring to boil and then simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bone; cut off meat, dice and return meat to soup. Add celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook slowly, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SPARE RIBS

Steps:

• 1. Combine spareribs and water in large kettle. Bring to boil. Rinse and drain peas and add to ribs along with celery, carrots, leeks, smoked salt, salt, and thyme. Tie bay leaves, parsley, and peppercorns in small square of cheesecloth and drop into soup. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 3 to 4 hours or until soup is consistency of thin porridge. Add hot water from time to time if needed.
• 2. Remove ribs from soup, strip meat off bones and return meat to soup. Adjust seasonings, if needed. Reheat if needed, remove bundle of herbs and ladle soup into hot bowls.

PULLED PORK SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a 4-quart pot set over medium-low heat. Cook and stir yellow and red onions, garlic, salt, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf in the hot oil until onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir pork, peas, chicken broth, and carrot into the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until split peas are soft, about 1 1/2 hours.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SPARERIBS

Steps:

• Place spareribs and water in large stockpot and bring to a boil.
• Rinse and drain peas; add to stockpot along with celery, carrots, leeks, hickory salt, salt, and thyme.
• Tie bay leaves, parsley, and peppercorns in small cheesecloth and place in soup.
• Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 3-4 hours or until soup is the consistency of a thin porridge. Add additional hot water periodically if needed.
• Remove ribs from soup, strip meat from bones and add meat to soup.
• Add additional seasoning if needed, remove bundle of herbs, and serve.

PAP'S RIBS AND SPLIT PEA STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat a 6-quart Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat and add the oil. When hot, add the ribs and cook until brown on both sides, 3 to 6 minutes. Remove the ribs to a plate and set aside.
• Add the carrot, celery, onion, 1 tablespoon salt and cabbage if using and sweat the vegetables for about 3 minutes. Add the split peas, potatoes, garlic, bay leaf, smoked meat, cayenne pepper, ribs, 2 1/2 quarts water and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a simmer, skimming the foam that will rise to the surface as the water comes up to heat. When the liquid is at a simmer, lay the bacon slices on top of the stew, transfer to the oven and cook until the peas and ribs are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Discard the bay leaf. Remove the smoked meat from the soup. If using a ham hock, when it's cool enough to handle, pick off the meat and add it back to the soup (discard the bone). If using kielbasa, cut into slices and add it back to the soup. Chop up the bacon and add it to the soup.
• To serve, divide the ribs among bowls and ladle the soup over them.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SALT PORK

Steps:

• Wash the yellow split peas carefully. Cover them with chicken broth, add the chopped onions, salt pork, bay leaf and herbs and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 1 to1 1/4 hours or until the peas are tender but have not fallen apart.
• Remove salt pork from the soup; discard the bay leaf and season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Cut the salt pork into 1/4 inch slices. Place a few slices of pork in individual serving bowls, ladle soup over the pork and serve with good rye bread.
• VARIATIONS Add a chopped carrot and stalk of celery to the mixture; after you remove the salt pork, puree the soup and thin with more stock if too thick.
• Or simmer soup without salt pork; saute kielbasa until crisp, slice thinly and serve in soup.