The taste of pea porridge is familiar to everyone from distant childhood. Peas, as it turned out, was at first known to the inhabitants of the Mediterranean countries, then it was cultivated in Tibet and China, from where the product migrated to the kitchen of Russia.
Step-by-step process of cooking dishes in all traditions
Pea porridge is a tasty and satisfying dish that goes well with grilled sausage or smoked meats.
For cooking pea porridge will require:
- sunflower oil - 50 ml;
- salt;
- peas - 600 g;
- medium sized bulbs - 2 pcs.
It will take 1.5 hours to prepare.
Calorie ready porridge: 287.38 kcal.
Recipe step by step:
- Pre (preferably at night) soak the peas;
- The next day, rinse well, pour water so that the ingredient is covered with liquid 2 cm above, and cook over medium heat (1.5 hours);
- A quarter of an hour after boiling, the product will absorb all the liquid, so it is necessary to add water again, the amount specified in paragraph 2;
- Every quarter of an hour, as necessary, add cold water to the pan to boil the peas faster;
- At the end of cooking, salt;
- Chop and fry 2 onions until golden;
- Add to peas and, using a hand blender or masher, knead the ingredients into porridge.
Recipe for amazing pea porridge with bacon and onions
In Russia, the pea was an honorable dish, but now it has lost its former popularity. But experienced chefs, adding just a few ingredients, made it a modern dish.
Ingredients for pea porridge:
- medium sized bulbs - 2 pcs .;
- lard - 100 g;
- peas - 150 g;
- salt.
Spent cooking time: 1.5 hours.
Caloric content: 326.38 kcal.
Step-by-step recipe for pea porridge with cracklings and onions:
- Start cooking pre-soaked peas in this recipe should be on low heat. If the liquid is quickly absorbed, lower the fire and add cold water;
- In a hot frying pan, heat the fat from the fat;
- When the greaves get a golden hue add chopped onions;
- Put the boiled peas in the bowl of the blender and knead to a state of mashed potatoes. If necessary, you can pour a little broth in which the ingredient is cooked;
- Onions at this point are well cooked;
- Spread the porridge on plates and cover with the dressing on top.
The recipe for delicious pea porridge with pumpkin in a pot
A wonderful recipe where proper heat treatment of pumpkin can surprise even non-lovers of this vegetable.
Required recipe ingredients:
- peas - 200 g;
- salt;
- oil - 40-50 g .;
- bow;
- pumpkin - 250 gr .;
- garlic - a pair of cloves.
Cooking time: hour.
Caloric content: 202.55 kcal.
Step-by-step instructions for cooking porridge:
- Boil peas until cooked in a ratio of 1 to 2.5. Salt necessarily at the end;
- Cut the pumpkin into small cubes:
- Fry it with onion half rings;
- Paint the walls of the pots;
- Half fill the dishes with peas cooked at this point; put the unpeeled garlic, on top add onions with pumpkin;
- We send it to the oven and in a quarter of an hour we serve the peas and pumpkin to the table.
Pea porridge with meat in a slow cooker
The traditional dish of Russian cuisine can be prepared using modern technology. According to housewives, the taste of the dish is not inferior to traditional porridge cooked on the stove.
Recipe Components:
- beef-600 gr .;
- split peas - 200 g .;
- bow;
- water - 2 cups;
- salt - 1 tsp.
Time spent cooking: 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Calories: 141.27 kcal.
The phased process of cooking pea porridge with meat in a slow cooker:
- Cut the meat product into pieces;
- Fry for half an hour mode "baking" (timer 40 minutes) without butter;
- The remaining 10 minutes, fry the meat with finely chopped onion;
- After the beep, add the washed peas;
- Season with spices (optional), salt;
- Pour in hot water;
- Cooking for 2 hours in the "Quenching" mode.
Pea porridge with chicken in a slow cooker
Due to the presence of protein and low calorie content, the dish is often included in the diet of athletes. It is also used during diets and fasting.
To prepare the dishes you will need:
- crushed peas - 500 gr .;
- greenery;
- oil - 60 g .;
- water - 600 ml;
- salt, spices, pepper;
- chicken fillet - 400 gr .;
- vegetable oil - 40 ml.
Cooking time: 2 hours.
Caloric content: 171.15 kcal.
Step-by-step process:
- Pour the washed peas for half an hour with water;
- Cut the meat into random pieces, first lightly fry (in a frying pan), then add a little water and simmer for 10 minutes;
- Put the soaked peas into the multicooker bowl, add water, salt;
- On the device, set the timer for an hour, the mode "porridge";
- After the beep, open the lid and add butter to the peas; mix;
- Add chicken fillet, mix.
Spread the finished porridge on plates and serve, pre-decorated with chopped greens.
Cooking Tips
Pea porridge is a nutritious and nutritious dish, which is simply impossible to spoil. But in order for it to turn out not only tasty, but also retain its beneficial properties during cooking, you must follow several rules and know the subtleties of cooking.
Training:
- choose peeled peas. In terms of nutritional value, it is rich in vitamins and nutrients, but before cooking it must be soaked;
- before soaking be sure to sort out the product to get rid of debris and spoiled peas;
- fill with water at a ratio of 1: 4 and leave for at least 6 hours. Thanks to the steeping, the product will be boiled faster, and the porridge will become puree.
Cooking:
- The dishes in which the heat treatment will take place must have thick walls and a bottom. So the ingredient will boil down evenly;
- boil peas need in the same water in which he was soaked;
- boil the ingredient on low or medium heat. Salt only after boiling and continue to cook for at least half an hour at the very minimum fire;
- as the product burns quickly, do not forget about regular mixing;
- the heat treatment time depends on the pre-soak time: the better the ingredient swells, the faster it will cook.
Additional ingredients:
- each kitchen has its own recipe for “refining” dishes. One of the options is to fill with butter and fried onions;
- as an additional ingredient you can use onions with carrots;
- the following components are also “dignified”: cracklings, fried mushrooms, meat, bell pepper; greenery;
- porridge will get a fabulous taste thanks to a dressing of 22% cream, but the dish will be very high-calorie;
- for saturation at the end of cooking, you can pour a small amount of broth (mostly add chicken or beef);
- if you decide to use fried mushrooms as a dressing, then pour mushroom broth, respectively;
- bright aroma of porridge will give vegetable broth.
And finally, a few secrets:
- when there is no time to soak the product, it is poured with cold water (1: 4 ratio), brought to a boil over high heat, after the fire is reduced to medium and the cooking is continued until the peas are boiled, while not forgetting to remove it during the foam;
- for flavor, you can pour a little sugar, throw a couple of leaves of Lavrushka and pepper;
- pea-sushi goes well with sauerkraut, cucumbers, chops and beef cutlets;
- leftover food can be used as a filling for the pies;
- It is not advisable to cook the product in a double boiler, the taste of the dish will turn out very strange.
Pea porridge can never refill - its taste will always be bright, even without additional components.
In the next video - another recipe for cooking pea porridge.
