Pea soup with smoked ribs - a step-by-step recipe and recommendations

Tired of standing by the stove for hours, don’t know what to cook for dinner for the whole family, do you want it to be fast and tasty? Pea soup with smoked ribs is what you need in wet, cold weather. In addition, it is not difficult to cook it, even a beginner will cope.

Classic pea soup

The recipe for this soup contains pork ribs. They give it a unique taste and aroma, familiar to many from childhood.

Take:

• fresh and smoked pork ribs - 200 grams each;
• dried peas - 200 grams;
• bulbs - 2 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• potatoes - 3 pcs.;
• parsley root - 1 pc.;
• greens - half a bunch;
• bay leaf;
• baking soda - 3 grams;
• salt - 10 grams;
• black pepper - 5 grams;
• vegetable oil;
• sugar - 5 grams.
  

Step by step recipe

1. Soak the peas for an hour. To do this, pour it with a liter of hot water, add a little soda and bay leaf. Soda and hot water are used to make peas digest faster.
2. At this time, you can do the ribs. We take fresh, carefully washed, pour cold water, cook over medium heat to a boil. Do not forget to periodically remove the foam. Then reduce the heat to a minimum and continue cooking for about an hour. Then we shift them into separate dishes.
3. We send peas to the finished broth, a little sugar and continue cooking for another hour.
4. We turn to the vegetables. Grind onions, carrots, parsley root and fry them until golden brown.
5. Peel the potatoes and cut in portions.
6. Separate the meat from the boiled ribs.
   
7. We cut the meat from smoked ribs into small pieces.
8. We send potatoes to boiled peas, salt. Continue to cook until the potatoes are ready.
9. At the end, add vegetables, meat from boiled and smoked ribs and cook for another five minutes.
10. Pea soup with smoked ribs is good with finely chopped greens and crackers.

Homemade crackers

Classic pea soup goes well with crackers. You can use ready-made. But it’s easy to cook them yourself. Which bread to use depends on the taste. We will cook from white.

You will need the following products:

• long loaf - half;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• a set of spices (paprika, dried rosemary, thyme) - 1 tsp each;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• olive oil - 1 tablespoon

First, remove the crust from the loaf. The pulp must be cut into small cubes. Pour salt, spices, chopped garlic, olive oil into a tight bag.

We send bread cubes in a bag, close and shake well several times so that the spices and oil soak the loaf. We transfer it to a baking sheet and send it to the oven preheated to 120 degrees for about ten minutes. The aroma at this time in the kitchen is incomparable! And most importantly, it sets the guests on the right wave - even those who were not hungry will gladly sit at the table in anticipation of a noble treat.

Slow cooker soup

When there is absolutely no time to cook, the multicooker helps out. Its main advantage is that you do not need to be at the stove all the time. It is enough to prepare all the necessary ingredients, select the desired program, turn on the timer - and you can do other things, the technique will do everything itself. There is another plus - the cereals in it are simply amazing: friable, fragrant and do not burn at all. Many praise soups - they are lighter, diet due to the minimum amount of fat and oil.

Often pea soup is not liked to cook just because it takes a long time to mess with cereals. In this case, the multicooker will help. Even without pre-soaking, pea soup in a slow cooker will be ready in just a couple of hours. Nothing complicated!

As an example, prepare pea soup with ribs. The recipe contains the following ingredients:

• peas - 300 grams;
• smoked ribs - 500 grams;
• potatoes - 2-3 pcs.;
• bulb;
• carrot;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• fresh greens - a bunch;
• salt, pepper, bay leaf.

Step by Step Recipe for Pea Soup

1. Thoroughly rinse the peas under running cold water. In the end, it should be transparent, dry flakes that float to the surface must be removed. They cause unpleasant sensations in the stomach. The better the peas are washed, the less likely it is that there will be discomfort from the soup eaten. At the end, fill it with water and set aside for a while.
2. We turn to the vegetables. We clean and finely chop the onion and fry in a slow cooker, adding a little vegetable oil in the “Baking” mode. Do not cover with a lid.
3. We clean and three carrots on a coarse grater, send to the bowl for onions for 10 minutes.
4. Peel the potato and cut into cubes.
5. Smoked ribs are separated from the bone, cut into small pieces.
6. We return to the peas. Drain the water and add it to the slow cooker to the stewed vegetables. Add potatoes and smoked meat there. Pour cold water to the maximum possible mark, cover with a lid.
   
7. Select the “Soup / Stew” mode. According to the recipe, pea soup with ribs will be ready in an hour and a half.
8. After the timer signal, you need to open the lid, add salt, spices, bay leaf.
9. Close the lid again for 15 minutes. During this time, it will infuse and become more fragrant.
10. Fresh herbs can be chopped and added a little to the soup plates.
11. You can also serve separately sour cream.
12. Crackers are perfectly combined with pea soup. By the way, it is not necessary to add spices to them. You can just finely chop the bread and brown it in the oven.

Chicken Option

Those who follow the figure and are afraid to gain extra pounds should not deny themselves the opportunity to eat tasty. The menu should be varied, with enough nutrients. True, you can reduce the use of fatty and smoked foods. In our case, we will not refuse pea soup. Just change the recipe a bit, replace the calorie pork ribs with something more lean. Let's make pea soup with chicken meat.

You will need:

• chicken fillet (breast) - 300 grams;
• peas - 2 measures from the slow cooker;
• bulb;
• carrot;
• potatoes - 4 pcs.;
• pepper;
• salt.

Details on how to cook

1. Wash the chicken fillet thoroughly and boil it. From time to time, foam must be removed so that the broth is clear at the end. Do not forget to add a little salt.
2. Then you need to remove it from the broth and cool.
3. Rinse the peas several times in cold water, drain the water until it becomes transparent. At the end, pour water again and leave for 5 minutes until swelling.
4. Potatoes, carrots, peel onion, wash. Three carrots on a grater, chop the onion in half rings, potatoes in cubes.
5. Fry carrots and onions in vegetable oil. To do this, select the “Baking” mode and keep the bowl open.
   
6. We shift the vegetables into separate dishes.
7. We drain the water and send the peas into the multicooker bowl. Pour water on top to completely cover it.
8. Add a little salt, pepper.
9. You need to select the "Extinguishing" mode. The dish is cooked for about 2 hours.
10. When the peas are cooked, open the lid, add potatoes, stewed vegetables, boiled meat, sliced. Everything is filled with broth to the maximum mark. Salt and pepper to taste. Closing the lid and pressing the "Extinguishing" button, leave for 50-60 minutes.
11. Ready soup decorate with herbs. Separately serve croutons.

Mistress note

Recipes are passed down from generation to generation. Over time, changes are made, the set of products, the way of cooking are changing. This does not spoil the dishes, but makes them sound in a new way. Each mistress has her own secrets. But there are a number of general rules with which the cooking process will become much easier.

How to cook peas

1. If the peas are pre-soaked for several hours, it cooks much faster. Only need to fill it with cold water.
2. During cooking, if you need to add water, use only boiling water. Cold will not allow peas to boil.
3. For lovers of mashed soup - you need to knead peas in a hot form, shortly before the end of cooking.
4. The cooking time of peas depends on the variety (green is cooked for about a quarter of an hour, dried - one and a half to two hours) and on taste preferences (someone likes whole peas in a soup, and someone else needs a tender, boiled mashed potato).
5. Peas will cook faster if, after boiling, add a couple of tablespoons of butter.
6. You can also use soda: dilute half a teaspoon in two liters of water and add to the peas 15 minutes after boiling. After 5-7 minutes it will be soft.
7. Instead of soda, you can use a small amount of sugar.

How to choose pork ribs

1. Pay attention to appearance. Quality meat has a light pink tint, white fat. This is the meat of a young animal. It cooks quickly and tastes good. Old animals have dark red meat.
2. On the surface there should be no spots, mucus. It should be glossy, without damage. To check, you need to put a little pressure on the pulp, the fingerprint quickly disappears if you have a fresh product in front of you.
3. You can smell it - fresh ribs have a pleasant, slightly sweet smell. The slightest presence of ammonia, rot - it’s better not to buy it.
4. If you buy frozen ribs, it is important to defrost them correctly. This is best done in the refrigerator. Thus, the juiciness of the product and many beneficial substances are preserved.
5. For soups, take ribs with less meat. In this case, the bones are important, they make a delicious rich broth.
6. After cooking, the ribs are immediately removed from the broth and the meat is separated. If desired, you can cut it into small pieces, and then send it to the soup.
7. To improve the taste, smoked foods are placed in pea soup: meat, sausages, ribs. They give the dish that unique taste and aroma.
8. Smoked ribs must not be cooked beforehand. Usually they cut the pulp and add it shortly before the dish is ready.
   

Pea soup is a universal dish, suitable for a cozy family dinner, and for a noisy picnic with friends. A high protein content allows you to cook it without meat and include it on the menu during fasting.

Well, if this dish is still not on your menu, it's time to fix this shortcoming!