It is impossible to imagine lunch without a first course. One of the most popular is potato soup, but sometimes you really want something spicy and unusual. For a change, you can boil pea soup with smoked meats and cut raw smoked sausage into it before serving.
Thanks to peas and smoked pork ribs, the dish is rich, satisfying and nutritious. There are many options for pea soup, but you should definitely try to cook it according to the recipe with smoked meats, because the broth will turn out to be rich and with a haze smell.
- 400 g smoked meats (smoked pork ribs or soup set);
- 1 cup peas
- 1 carrot;
- 1 onion;
- dill greens;
- 3 potatoes;
- salt;
- vegetable oil;
- 200 g of raw smoked sausage.
First you need to soak the peas. If it is whole or in halves, it is better to fill it with water overnight or at least 6 hours before cooking. But you still have to cook them for at least 1, 5 hours. By the way, you can shorten the cooking time by adding a little cold water several times.
Pour the pre-washed and soaked peas into a saucepan, pour cold water and cook until it becomes soft. Then add smoked meats and cook for another 30 minutes to make a delicious and rich broth. Add the diced potatoes and salt, and while it is boiling, overcook: peel and finely grate the carrots, cut the onions into cubes, fry in a pan with vegetable oil so that the vegetables acquire a golden color.
When vegetables are cooked, remove soup from heat and add dill. And before serving, put a few pieces of uncooked sausage on a plate. If desired, it can be replaced with bacon or other meat product.
