Best 20 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.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in oil and butter until tender. Add broth; bring to a boil. Add peas; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until peas are tender. , Stir in lemon juice, cumin and pepper; simmer for 5 minutes. In small batches, puree soup in a blender; return to the pan. Heat for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and pistachios.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Put the onion in a large non stick saucepan over medium low heat.
• Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until the onion is wilted and translucent.
• Add the garlic, stir and continue to cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in the split peas, then the seasonings, hot sauce and the broth.
• Raise the heat to medium and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 1 hour, until the soup is fairly thick.
• Remove the cover and stir well before serving.

SLOW-COOKER YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH CANADIAN BACON

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until peas and vegetables are tender.
• Place 2 cups of the soup in blender or food processor. Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth; pour into bowl. Repeat with 2 more cups soup. Stir all blended soup into soup in slow cooker.

CURRIED YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SPICED COCONUT

Steps:

• Soup:
• Heat a large heavy pot over medium and pour in oil. Add onion and carrots, season with a five-finger pinch of salt, and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are very tender and just taking on a hint of color at the edges, about 5 minutes. Lightly crush fennel seeds with a mortar and pestle, or roughly chop them. Add fennel seeds, curry, and mustard seeds to pot and cook, stirring, until fragrant (the mustard seeds may begin to pop), less than a minute. Add split peas, stir to coat, then add stock and 4 cups water. Increase heat and bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring occasionally and adding more water if soup looks too thick, until split peas are very tender and some are starting to disintegrate, 50-55 minutes.
• Mash soup with a potato masher until split peas are in small pieces and soup is textured but creamy (if you prefer a smoother soup, use an immersion blender directly in the pot). Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt.
• Coconut and assembly:
• While the soup is simmering, lightly crush coriander, fennel, and mustard seeds.
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium and cook coconut flakes and spices, stirring constantly, until spices are sizzling and coconut is golden brown, about 1 minute. Transfer to a plate, season with salt, and let cool (coconut will crisp as it cools).
• Serve soup topped with spiced coconut and cilantro.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse peas and combine in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot with water, salt pork, and half of onions. Bring to a boil, skimming froth, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until peas are tender but not falling apart, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Cook leek and remaining onions in butter in a large heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add to soup along with chives, savory, salt, and pepper and continue to simmer, partially covered, until peas are falling apart and soup is thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove ham bone or ham hock, if using, then shred meat and return meat to soup.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, combine dry peas, ham and water. Heat to boiling over high heat and skim off any residue that rises to the surface.
• Add chopped onions, marjoram and thyme. Heat to boiling over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered for 1 hour.
• Add carrots, celery, parsley, salt and pepper. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat, until peas are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Discard ham bone if there is one. Serve hot.

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.

GOLDEN YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP (CROCKPOT / SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Combine everything in a crockpot and cook on low for approximately 6-8 hours.
• Enjoy!

WHOLE YELLOW PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Cover the peas with at least 3 inches of cold water and soak overnight.
• Drain the peas from the water. In a large kettle or stockpot, bring the chicken stock and peas to a hard boil for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the chopped onion and ham shank, and cook for an additional two hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the ham shank before serving.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Bring the peas, water, and bay leaf to a boil, then simmer until the peas are completely soft, about 45 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, press peas through a sieve and return the puree to the soup pot.
• Melt butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook until soft. Add carrot, celery, garlic, salt, and ground cumin, and cook 10 minutes.
• Add the vegetables to the pea puree and simmer until they are soft. (Rinse out the skillet with a small amount of water, then add the water to the soup.) Add lemon peel and juice to taste.
• Check for salt and cumin and add more of each if desired.
• Finish with black pepper to taste and serve sprinkled with paprika and garnished with fresh herbs.

YELLOW SPLIT-PEA SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• In a large cooking pot, heat olive oil on medium-high heat.
• Add onion and cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring often, until onion is softened and starting to brown.
• Reduce heat to medium and add carrots, celery, garlic, yellow split peas, chicken broth and cook uncovered for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until carrots start to soften.
• Add bay leaf and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until peas are soft but not mushy.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Add spinach, heat and stir for about 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
• Add lemon juice and black pepper and stir well.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Refrigerate any unused portions.

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.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP--VEGETARIAN/VEGAN

Steps:

• In a medium pan bring water and salt to a boil; add split peas and return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 45 minutes or until tender. Do not drain.
• Meanwhile, steam vegetables until crisp tender.
• In a small skillet, cook curry powder, cumin, turmeric, ginger, and red pepper in hot oil for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
• In a food processor or blender combine the undrained split peas and the spice mixture. Process until combined. If too thick, add water or warm broth. Transfer back to the medium saucepan and stir in the steamed vegetables. Heat through and serve.
• FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH--I highly recommend just leaving the split peas in the pan, adding spices, and using an immersion blender! Much simpler, and fewer dishes to wash :).

SWEDISH YELLOW PEA SOUP (EMERIL LAGASSE)

Steps:

• In a soup pot or large saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium high heat.
• Add the onions, celery, and carrot and saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger and cloves and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the ham hocks and water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until hocks are beginning to get tender.
• Add the peas and black pepper and continue to simmer for 2 hours. Remove the ham hocks and set aside to cool slightly.
• Puree the soup in a blender, or use an immersion blender, working in batches if necessary.
• Return the soup to the pot and keep warm until ready to serve.
• If the soup seems too thick, thin with a bit of water.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• When the salt pork is cool enough to handle, remove any visible fat or gristle and discard. Shred the meat and garnish each serving with some of the meat.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA AND FRANKFURTER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; cook to soften, but not brown, about 7 minutes.
• Mix in the mace and split peas. Stir in the stock; cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the peas are soft.
• Season with salt and pepper. Stir in frankfurters, and heat through.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large teflon coated frying pan over medium heat, saute 1/2 the onions with the oil until soft and dark brown.
• Turn off heat.
• Add crushed garlic.
• Set aside.
• Put carrots, celery, 1/2 of the chopped onions, split peas and the powdered chicken-flavored consomme into an 8 quart pot.
• Fill with cold water till about 1 inch from top.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Once it has come to a boil, reduce heat, stir in bay leaves and barley.
• Simmer covered for 2 hours (until all the liquid is and remains cloudy).
• Stir in the onions and garlic and simmer for an additional half hour. Season to taste.
• Sprinkle some croutons on top fo ladled soup and serve.
• Or ladle into containers and refrigerate for up to a week or freeze for up to 6 months. To reheat, microwave on high until hot, add water if it is too thick and re-season if necessary.
• Enjoy!

WHOLE YELLOW PEA SOUP RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Method: Place salt pork, ham bone, and pork hocks in the pressure cooker. Cover with water or chicken broth. Place the lid on the pressure cooker and set for 45 minutes at 15 psi. Allow the pressure to release on its own. Remove and save all meat, discarding the bones. Pour broth into a large bowl. Drain peas and place in the pressure cooker. Add 12 cups of the prepared broth and remaining ingredients (except the salted herbs/salt). Reserve any left over broth. Stir to mix well. Place the lid on the pressure cooker and set for 45 minutes at 15 psi. Release the pressure quickly, stir soup and check peas for doneness. Add the reserved meats. Simmer a bit longer, if necessary. Add small amounts of reserved broth, if soup is too dry. Remove 2 cups of soup and pour into a blender. Blend until creamy. Add this back to the soup and stir well. Check the soup for seasoning and add salted herbs or salt to taste. Add 2 tablespoons butter and mix to melt.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA AND FRANKFURTER SOUP

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Process until finely chopped.
• Place a heavy, wide saucepan over medium heat, and add oil. When hot, add chopped vegetables, and sauté until soft but not colored, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in mace. Add split peas, and stir to mix well.
• Add 4 cups stock and the bay leaves, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until peas are very soft, about 1 hour. Stir soup with a wooden spoon. If desired, adjust thickness of soup with additional stock.
• Add frankfurter pieces to soup, and simmer until well heated. Ladle into bowls and serve. (Alternatively, soup may be ladled into bowls and frankfurter pieces heated in a microwave oven, and added to each bowl as desired.)

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SPICED YOGURT

Steps:

• Pick over and discard any damaged peas or stones. Rinse the peas. Drain.
• In a soup pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and carrot and saute, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the ginger and stock or water and the rinsed peas. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently until the peas are completely soft, 45-60 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Use a blender, food processor or hand blender to puree until smooth. Thin with water or stock, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, to make the garnish, in a small bowl whisk together the yogurt, turmeric, cumin, ground coriander and salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle the soup into individual bowls. Drizzle with the spiced yogurt and sprinkle with the cilantro.