Split Pea Soup with Bacon and Smoked Ribs Recipe
Warm up with a hearty bowl of Split Pea Soup with Bacon and Smoked Ribs! This comforting dish combines tender split peas, smoky bacon, and rich smoked ribs, creating a flavorful, savory soup that's perfect for chilly days.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 65kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g smoked pork ribs
- 400 g split pea
- 3 l water
- 200 g bacon
- 3 potatoes cubed
- 1 carrot grated
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 20 g fresh herbs
- 2 tbsp. oil
- salt and pepper for seasoning
- 3 average slices of any loaf of bread of your choice
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- dry herbs and spices to your taste
Instructions
- Presoak split peas in cold water. One or two hours should be enough. Do not skip this step, as it will reduce the cooking time of the soup on the stove. After soaking, rinse it under cold running water. Place peas in a pot, pour three liters of water, and let it boil on medium to high heat. When peas start boiling, reduce the heat to a minimum and let it simmer for 45-60 minutes. Remove all the foam with a skimmer if necessary.
- Separate smoked ribs and add to the pot with split peas. Wait until the soup boils again, add a bay leaf, and let the ribs cook together with peas for an additional 30 minutes.
- While we have ribs, cooking on the stove let`s prepare sautéed vegetables. Add grated carrot and chopped onion to the skillet with already heated oil. Sauté vegetables on medium heat until soft and golden.
- Fry bacon in a separate skillet. For bacon to brown well, fry it using oil. You can also add meat from some pork ribs that you`ve been cooking for the stock (just take several ribs from the soup, separate meat from the rib, and add it to the frying bacon).
- Now is the time to use all the remaining ingredients in the soup. First, add cubed potatoes. Wait until soup reboils and cook potatoes for 10 minutes.
- Then add sautéed vegetables and fried bacon. Let them simmer for an additional 5-7 minutes.
- Season split pea soup with bacon and ribs to your taste: add salt, freshly ground black pepper, and dry herbs to your taste. Let the soup cook with seasoning for 5 minutes, cover the pot with a lid, and take it from the heat. For soup to incorporate all the flavors, let it sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
- Cut slices of bread into small cubes, slice or chop garlic into big pieces. Heat oil in the skillet and add sliced garlic. Sauté it for 30 seconds for oil to incorporate the flavor of garlic, then get rid of it. Place cubed bread in flavored oil and fry it for 5 minutes constantly stirring. That is it; your croutons are ready. It is the easiest recipe for croutons that you will ever find.
- Now, it is time to serve our delicious split peas soup. Pour soup onto the plates, add chopped a pinch of chopped fresh herbs (dill, coriander, and parsley would be my choice,) and fried croutons. Bon Appetite!