Yellow Pea Soup With Cherry Tomatoes and Parsley (Artsoppa)
Recipe: #11005
November 05, 2013
Categories: Peas, Scandinavian, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Sunday Dinner, Gluten-Free, High Protein, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, more
"This smooth, savory soup is Sweden's national dish. It's a Thursday night staple for everyone, including royalty. In fact, Yellow Pea Soup was used to assassinate King Eric XIV on a Thursday night in the late 1500's, where he was served a bowl laced with arsenic. This soup is traditionally made with yellow peas, which need to soak overnight. The soup is normally eaten with Swedish pancakes as dessert. From a cookbook "The Swedish Table". PREP TIME DOESN'T INCLUDE OVERNIGHT SOAK FOR PEAS"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (487.8 g)
- Calories 467.8
- Total Fat - 15.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.2 g
- Cholesterol - 54.9 mg
- Sodium - 444.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 45.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 18 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 38.1 g
- Calcium - 68.8 mg
- Iron - 4 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a medium pot, combine olive oil, onion, carrot and celery. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are tender, about 5-8 minutes.
Step 2
Add peas, broth, water, pork shank and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, and cook until peas are tender, about 1 hour. Add more water if needed. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Remove shank and take meat off the bone, discard the bone. Cut or shred the meat and set aside.
Step 4
Using an immersion blender, blend the soup until smooth. You can also use a regular blender, but work in batches and don't overfill.
Step 5
The soup will be very thick - add more water to thin as necessary. Adjust seasoning.
Step 6
Return the meat to the soup.
Step 7
While the peas are cooking, combine the finely chopped tomatoes, the garlic and the olive oil in a small bowl. Let marinade while peas are cooking, about one hour.
Step 8
When ready to serve, ladle soup into wide soup bowls and add a generous tablespoon of marinated tomatoes in the center.
Tips
No special items needed.