Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 12 ounces dried green or yellow split peas, picked over and rinsed
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
Directions
Place the butter into a large (4 to 6-quart) saucepan over medium-low heat. Once melted, add the onion and a generous pinch of salt and sweat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to sweat for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, making certain not to allow onions or garlic to brown.
Add the peas, chicken broth and curry powder. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook at a simmer until the peas are tender and not holding their shape any longer, approximately 45 to 50 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Using care and a stick blender, puree the soup until the desired consistency. Watch out for hot splatters.
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By Tsevens
on January 24, 2012
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It was just o.k. Maybe it was not as good because a made a good stock from Easter ham bones instead of chicken stock. I would have thought that would make it even better...
By joshandcarrie
Mpls, MN
on December 22, 2011
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We thought this was a great tasting pea soup. If you go into it expecting the "original split pea soup" ya know with the ham and carrots etc... you will be, to some extent, disappointed because of the differences in texture and flavor.
It calls for 5 cups of chicken broth which, when I first tested the soup I felt like it had a strong chicken broth flavor but as it sat overnight, the chicken broth taste calmed down.
I would reccomend to blend until it is smooth otherwise you will have to chew through mixtures of blended soup/peas/ pea exteriors.
Overall I though this had great flavor, I wanted some heat so I added a little cayanne pepper to my bowl.
And lastly I think we all know that pea soup is not the most attractive soup dish so when serving I added some mozarella and it made it look a little more appetizing.
By tbard4_11507397
Salem Township, MI
on December 07, 2011
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This was fantastic! I showed the recipe to one of my Indian friends and she said basically this was her dal recipe so she said she would use olive oil rather than butter so I did change that to make it a little healthier but that was my only change. The whole family loved it, including my 5 and 7 year olds. It was so easy to make too! Thanks AB! :
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