Norwegian Yellow Pea Soup Recipes

CANADIAN YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Place split peas, ham bone, carrots, onion, celery, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper into a large pot; pour in water. Bring mixture to a boil and skim off any foam with a spoon. Reduce heat; place a lid on the pot slightly ajar to allow some evaporation. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender and soup is thick, about 3 hours.
• Remove ham bone from soup; strip meat from ham bone, chop meat, and return it to the pot.

NORWEGIAN YELLOW PEA SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• 1. Drain Peas from water. In a large stock pot add 8 cups water, the Peas, The Ham, all your chopped up veggies, and I used about 3Tbs of Sea Salt, but you use whatever is desired.
• 2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer, let simmer 8 hours, stirring about every half hour.(I started ours at 8:00am so we could eat dinner about 4:00pm).
• 3. Serve with a light salad and some hot bread. Some people like to add some spicy mustard to the soup.

VEGETARIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a stock pot, over medium heat, add the olive oil, onions, carrot, and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes.
• Add the split peas and turmeric, stir into the vegetable mixture, and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add the vegetable stock and water, along with the salt, pepper, and bay leaves. Stir to combine. Cover and cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the split peas from settling to the bottom of the pot.
• Add the potatoes and stir to combine. Cover and continue to cook for 10 minutes.
• Stir the soup and check the liquid level. At this point, the potatoes should be starting to soften, and the peas should be nearly dissolved. Add one cup of water if the peas are not nearly dissolved.
• Cover and continue to cook for another 10 minutes. Check the potatoes for doneness again. Add another cup of water if needed. If not, cover and continue to cook until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Once the potatoes are cooked, remove the lid and turn off the heat. Stir the soup well, and allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.

SCANDINAVIAN YELLOW PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and drain peas. Cover with cold water and soak overnight or according to package directions. Drain and place in large kettle with 3 quarts water. Slowly bring to a boil. Cooked covered over medium heat for 1 hour. Skim off pea skins as they float to the top. Add bacon or salt pork. ( If pork is very salty, soak in cold water for 30 minutes, drain and pat dry.) Cover soup and simmer over lowest possible heat for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. the peas should be of puréed consistency. Add celeriac or celery, leeks, carrots, potatoes, onions, thyme and Canadian bacon to soup during last 45 minutes of cooking time. Stir soup occasionally and check for desired consistency; if necessary, add a little hot water. When ready to serve, remove bacon or salt pork and Canadian bacon to heated platter and slice. Serve soup and sliced meats separately. The meats may also be served cold, if desired.

NORWEGIAN YELLOW PEA SOUP

Steps:

• First, soak 1-pound whole or split peas in cold water overnight.
• The peas will swell so make sure to more than cover them with water.
• Rinse, drain, and pick over the peas before adding to soup pot along with ham bone with enough water to more than cover them.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Simmer covered for about 45 minutes on low to medium heat.
• Check soup about every 15 minutes to make certain that it has enough water and also to stir to prevent burning.
• Remove ham bone from pot.
• Cut off the bone whatever meat still clings to it and add those pieces to the soup.
• Serve.