Cooking pea porridge with meat and vegetables

Peas are one of the most necessary ingredients used in the preparation of almost all dishes. It is not for nothing that in Old Rus' it was one of the important parts of the diet. At its base they cooked soups, porridges, jelly, made homemade noodles, and baked pies.

I present to your attention a recipe for pea porridge with the addition of meat. You can cook the porridge to any level of boiling, add different spices to your own taste. For convenience and ease of production, it is recommended to use split peas. It is better to soak it in water 5-7 hours before making it.

The variability of the meat component of pea porridge is great: pea porridge with lard, with chicken, with stew, with fresh pork - the choice is only yours. The most economical option is considered to be pea porridge with stew. To add additional flavor to the porridge, you can use different ingredients: butter, cream, fried onions and carrots, mushrooms, bell peppers. A good option is pea porridge with chicken, a healthy and easy-to-make dish.

So, pea porridge with stew.

Ingredients

Dry split peas	1.5 cups
Water (preferably boiled)	5 glasses
Beef stew	300 gr
Bulb onions	1 piece
Salt	2 teaspoons
Dark ground pepper	pinch
Sunflower oil	2 tablespoons

Manufacturing method

1. Wash 1.5 cups of split peas, soak in 2 cups of water and leave for some time (standard - 5 hours).

2. Open the can of stew and place in a bowl, separating out the fat and any liquid.

3. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.

4. Place the peas in a medium saucepan, add 3 cups of boiled water and cook for about half an hour. Add salt and boil until done. Then mash the prepared porridge to a puree.

5. Heat a frying pan with 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil over low heat, add the onion and fry for about 5-7 minutes until golden brown.

6. After the onion becomes transparent, add the stew and fry for another 5-10 minutes.

7. Add spices, ground dark pepper, stir, cover the pan with a lid, reduce the gas and simmer for 5 minutes.

8. Mix the prepared stew with onions into the pea porridge and simmer for about 3 minutes.

Video recipe

Pea porridge does not need to be combined with meat. In this case, the peas are placed on a plate and poured with gravy. Before serving, this dish can be supplemented with finely chopped herbs or fresh vegetables.

Peas are a unique product enriched with protein, macro- and microelements, vitamins and amino acids. Thanks to its rich composition, this ingredient helps normalize metabolism in the body, prevents certain diseases, and enriches the body with useful substances. By eating pea porridge for breakfast, you can recharge your energy for the whole day.

Ordinary pea porridge recipes

Peas are a very necessary and nutritious product, which contains a huge number of parts and vitamins necessary for the proper functioning of the body. How to cook pea porridge? There are a lot of recipes, they are all quite ordinary. But you need to keep in mind that before cooking, peas need to be soaked in water for several hours and then boiled for at least an hour.

Pea porridge, basic recipe

Ingredients: dried peas, water, salt, baking soda, vegetable oil.

wash 450 g of dried peas and pour boiling water for 15 minutes;
drain the cooled water, and place the peas in a deep bowl with a thick bottom and sprinkle it with half a teaspoon of baking soda;
pour clean water over the peas so that it completely covers them;
after half an hour of cooking, when all the water is absorbed into the peas, add salt to taste and add more water so that it covers the entire mass;
cook until tender for at least an hour.

This version of porridge is perfect as a side dish for any dish. Baking soda allows the peas to cook faster and allows them to boil without soaking. There will be no soda flavor in the porridge.

Pea porridge with meat for guys.

Ingredients: dried peas, meat, onions, carrots, salt, seasonings.

soak 1.5 cups of peas for 2-3 hours, or overnight (that is, in the dark) ;
600 g pork pulp, cut into cubes;
pour 1 tbsp into the pan. l. olive or vegetable oil and add chopped meat;
cut one onion and 2-3 raw carrots into small cubes;
After frying the meat for a few minutes, add onions and carrots to the pan;
salt the meat and add your favorite seasonings;
when the meat is half cooked, pour the soaked peas into the frying pan and add boiled water;
cook until the peas soften, or until they turn into puree.

How to cook pea porridge without long soaking? For this, it is better to use polished peas rather than whole grain ones. Just soak the pea halves for 1 hour and they will quickly boil when cooking.

Pea porridge with prepared stew

Ingredients: dried peas, stewed pork or beef, onions, carrots, salt, spices, vegetable or olive oil.

split peas 1.5-2 cups need to be washed and soaked in cool water for 2-3 hours;
After soaking, the peas are filled with fresh water, salted to taste and set to cook over a slow fire;
2 raw carrots, 1 onion cut into large cubes;
pour 2 tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil into a frying pan and add chopped vegetables;
squeeze vegetables until half cooked;
add fat from a can of stewed meat to the roast, fry for 5 minutes;
add a can of pork or beef stew to the pan with sautéed vegetables, fry for 5-7 minutes;
When the peas are cooked, you need to put the contents of the frying pan into them and stir.

A tasty and satisfying dish is ready to eat. In particular, men will like this dish because it is satisfying, and housewives will like it because it is quick to prepare.

Pea porridge, recipe with smoked meat

Ingredients: peas, smoked meat (shank, chicken, smoked sausage), onions, salt, seasonings.

wash 2 cups of peas and add water so that it covers the entire product, leave overnight (that is, in the dark) ;
Drain the soaked peas and fill with fresh, clean water;
cook the peas until completely softened for at least an hour, stirring the mixture from time to time;
add salt only after complete preparation, because salt slows down this process;
500 g of smoked meats and 1 onion, cut into cubes;
fry the meat with onions in a frying pan for about 5-7 minutes, there is no need to add oil, because smoked meats contain quite a bit of fat;
When the peas and roast are ready, mix them in a frying pan and simmer for another 5 minutes.

The finished porridge is served with pickled or salted vegetables.

Pea porridge with lard

Ingredients: split peas, salt, pepper, water, onions, fresh dill, fresh lard.

soak 2 cups of peas for 2-3 hours, wash and cover with clean water, cook until softened;
if you don’t have time for soaking, you can use a slow cooker, fill the washed peas with water and cook in it until tender without soaking;
salt the porridge after cooking;
cut 300 g of lard into medium cubes;
fry the lard in a dry frying pan until the fat separates;
add finely chopped onion and dill to the lard;
fry all the ingredients until the onion turns golden;
place cooked peas in a frying pan with lard and vegetables;
fry the dish for another 5 minutes and add pepper to taste.

Immediately after the porridge is removed from the heat, it will be quite watery. The mass thickens very quickly as it cools.

Pea porridge with cream and vegetables

Ingredients: peas, cream 20-30% fat, onion, carrots, sweet peppers, herbs, salt, seasonings.

soak 1.5 cups of split peas overnight (that is, in the dark) , having previously washed them in several waters;
cook the soaked peas for 40 minutes with the addition of 3 cups of unstained water;
add 70-80 ml of warm cream to the peas and continue to cook over low heat;
To make the peas boil faster, you can mash them with a masher or blender;
1 onion, 2 carrots, 1 sweet pepper, finely chopped into cubes;
simmer vegetables in water until tender, add salt;
pea puree with cream is added to the vegetables, simmered for another 5 minutes, adding salt to taste and seasonings;
or pea puree can be poured into the deepest bowls and covered with stewed vegetables on top.

Pea porridge with mushrooms

Ingredients: split peas, fresh mushrooms, salt, seasonings, garlic, vegetable oil.

1.5 cups of washed peas are poured with water for 2-3 hours or overnight (that is, in the dark) ;
Finely chop 200 g of mushrooms into cubes and place in a frying pan for frying, adding a tablespoon of vegetable oil;
a couple of minutes before the mushrooms are ready, add seasonings, salt and a few chopped garlic cloves to the pan for flavor;
Boil the peas until softened with the addition of a small amount of salt;
When the porridge and mushrooms are ready, mix them in one frying pan and let it brew for another 30 minutes under the lid.

Pea porridge can be consumed without additives from an early age.
It contains a huge amount of protein and minerals that are needed for the growth of the body. Peas are very filling, but with all this, they actually do not affect a person’s weight. It is digested slowly, so it is recommended to consume it 1-2 times a week. There are still a huge number of tasty and easy recipes for making pea porridge.
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