Name: Split Pea pottage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 250g green or yellow split peas; 1 small onion (chopped); 1 clove of garlic (crushed); 1 medium carrot (sliced); 1 bay leaf; 1 litre stock (vegetable or chicken); 1 Tbsp olive oil; Serving: 1 Tbsp chopped parsley, sour cream (optional)

Split Pea pottage

4 Mar 2015

by Emese

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

65 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

Background

Pottage is a thick soup or vegetable stew that's very popular in Middle Europe. This is a Hungarian version (felesborsó or sárgaborsó főzelék) made from split green beans or yellow beans. In this recipe no roux is used for thickening, so it's gluten and dairy free. It's super-duper healthy and hearty during the winter months - particularly suitable for young kids. Eat it with some bread or as a side dish with cooked meat, grilled sausages, etc. The Hungarians eat it with meatballs.

Ingredients

250g green or yellow split peas
1 small onion (chopped)
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
1 medium carrot (sliced)
1 bay leaf
1 litre stock (vegetable or chicken)
1 Tbsp olive oil
Serving: 1 Tbsp chopped parsley, sour cream (optional)

Instructions

Soak the peas overnight.
Drain, then remove any dark, damaged peas.
In a saucepan gently fry the onion for a minute, then pour in the hot stock. Add the carrots, bay leaf and the crushed garlic.
Bring it to the boil then, under cover, gently simmer for about 1 hour until the peas become soft and mushy.
Stir occasionally and, if necessary, add more stock or water.
Remove the bay leaf and, with a hand blender, blend slightly into a thick, rough pottage. Taste and season it with salt and pepper if needed.

Tips

This is not meant to be a smooth soup, so it has to remain slightly coarse.
It's ideal food for babies and toddlers (just use low-salt or salt-free stock)! Young children love it too.

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