How to quickly cook peas perfectly

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Peas are an ancient crop from the legume family, popular in many countries for their nutritional value. Pea porridge, soup, and puree are traditional dishes of Slavic cuisine, but not everyone knows how to cook peas correctly. Most often, dried split peas are used for cooking, since fresh peas or a canned product are much more expensive than dried ones. But in order for the pea dish to turn out tasty and cook quickly enough, you need to know some features.

In a saucepan

Cooking peas in a saucepan is not as difficult as many people think. You will need a large heatproof container, water, spices to taste and beans. To begin, sort out the peas and rinse well until the draining liquid becomes clear.

To speed up the cooking process, soak the peas for a couple of hours: pour them into a bowl, cover with cold water and leave overnight. If the kitchen is hot, put the product in the refrigerator, otherwise it will turn sour.

After soaking, drain the water, rinse the beans again and proceed directly to cooking.

Recipe:

Pour cold water into the pan, observing the proportions: 3 tbsp. liquid per 1 tbsp. beans Place the container on the fire and bring the liquid to a boil.
Pour the prepared peas into boiling water. To speed up the cooking process, add 1 tbsp to the pan. l. vegetable oil or 30 g butter.
Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer over medium heat until tender, uncovered.
Stir the beans periodically and skim off any foam.
If the water has boiled away and the peas have not reached the desired stage of readiness, pour a little boiling water into the pan.
Salt the dish 10 minutes before the end of cooking.

How to cook peas correctly - cooking principles

It is possible to prepare a delicious dish from peas if you correctly use the characteristics of the fruit and cooking technology.

First, sort out the legumes. Remove debris, spoiled grains with dark spots and defects.
The principle of cooking dry, crushed, green and frozen peas is different. So dry fruits must be soaked in cool water before cooking. At the same time, change it every 15-20 minutes. This way the pea flour will be washed off, the fruits will be crumbly and will cook quickly.
Whole peas are soaked for 5 hours, and crushed peas for 2. Green fruits do not require pre-treatment; they are immediately thrown into boiling water.
Then the grains are washed and filled with cool water. Bring to a boil, cook depending on the variety and condition of the fruit.
You can avoid prolonged soaking if you use a multicooker for cooking.
It is necessary to salt the peas only before removing from the heat, so that the salt does not saturate them excessively, which will slow down the cooking.

In a slow cooker

Cooking peas in a slow cooker is simple and quick, and the dish turns out tasty and satisfying.

Step-by-step instruction:

Measure out the required amount of peas, rinse, and cover with water overnight.
Pour the soaked product into the multicooker, fill with liquid at the rate of 1:3.
Add salt and a little butter to taste.
Select the “stew” or “porridge” mode. Set the time: 1.5 hours, press the “start” button - and you can go about your business.
After the beep, stir the beans and leave to brew for 15 minutes with the lid closed.

In a slow cooker, cook the peas in the “porridge” or “stew” mode.

How to properly cook green peas

Green fruits are especially valuable and are great as a side dish. Many housewives adore it, because it does not require any processing and also cooks quickly.
The main feature of preparing a fresh product is that it is added to boiling water, and not poured with cold water.
The fruits cook very quickly, so you need to try it for cooking within five minutes after the water boils again.
A spoonful of sugar will preserve the color of the fruit shell, and a sprig of mint will add freshness to the finished dish.
To avoid overcooking and preserving the shells of green peas, carefully monitor the cooking process.
Remove the pan from the heat, wash the fruits in cool water, and place in a sieve.
The frozen product is cooked in the same way as the green one. It doesn't need defrosting. But add beans in small portions so that the cooking process does not stop. Increase cooking time slightly.

Recipes

Boiled peas can be used as a side dish, but more often they are used to prepare more complex dishes. Legumes make delicious porridge, hearty cutlets, and aromatic soup.

Soup

To prepare pea soup, take the necessary ingredients:

peas - 1 tbsp.;
pork ribs (raw or smoked) – 300 g;
potatoes – 2 pcs.;
carrots, onions - 1 pc.;
salt – 1 tsp;
ground pepper - to taste.

Cooking sequence:

Place the ribs in a saucepan, add water, and place on the fire.
After boiling, add peas. Cook for half an hour over medium heat.
Add the chopped potatoes and cook for another 15 minutes.
Fry grated carrots and chopped onion in a frying pan.
Place the vegetables in the soup pot. Cook everything together for 5-10 minutes.
A couple of minutes before the end of cooking, add salt and pepper.
Pour the soup into bowls and top with homemade croutons and chopped herbs.

Porridge

Sequence of cooking porridge:

Boil peas (1 tbsp.) in a saucepan and grind in a blender.
Add 10% cream (200 ml) to the pea mass and bring to a boil. After boiling, add salt and pepper and cook for another 10 minutes.
Grate the carrots, and chop the onions and peppers. Fry vegetables in vegetable oil for 10 minutes.
Place the pea porridge on a plate and top with vegetable gravy.

Cutlets

You can make cutlets from peas that are not inferior in nutritional value to meat cutlets:

Rinse a glass of dry peas and soak overnight.
In the morning, boil the beans for 35–45 minutes in the water in which they were soaked. Add salt 10 minutes before the end of cooking.
Beat the boiled peas in a blender until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.
Add 3 tbsp to the porridge. l. sour cream, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp. l. flour. Mix well.
Form cutlets from the resulting mass and fry in vegetable oil. Serve with vegetables or herbs.

How and how much to cook in soup?

We will tell you how long to cook peas in the soup, and we suggest preparing it according to our recipe.

You will need:

potatoes - 4 pcs.;
black bread - 2 pieces;
peas - 200 gr;
one carrot;
dry dill - 20 g;
onion - 1 pc.;
two cloves of garlic;
black pepper - to taste;
three laurel leaves;
water - 3 l;
smoked ribs - 0.5 kg;
salt to taste;
sunflower oil - 35 gr.

Cooking peas with soaking:

Soak the peas in water overnight.
Before cooking, we process it under the tap.
Place the ribs in a saucepan with water. Cook them for 40 minutes. We got broth.
Remove the meat from the pan. It needs to be cooled and the bones separated, which we will discard. Leave the meat and cut into pieces.
Add peas to the broth and cook for 40 minutes until soft.
Grind the onions and carrots in any way and sauté in a frying pan in oil.
Cut the peeled potato tubers into cubes.
As soon as 40 minutes have passed, add all the vegetables and pieces of meat to the soup. At this stage, add salt, bay leaves, black pepper and additional spices to your taste.
Turn on the oven and set the temperature to 200 degrees.
Chop pieces of black bread into small squares, squeeze the garlic and rub it on the bread.
Place the bread cubes on a baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes. The result was croutons.
As soon as the aromatic soup is ready, pour it into bowls and sprinkle with croutons. Yummy! Bon appetit!

Subtleties of cooking

Secrets:

Before cooking, rinse the peas well and soak in cold water for 8–10 hours (overnight).
Salt 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking.
The beans will expand 2-4 times as they cook. Take this into account when choosing a container and calculating the required amount of ingredient.
Observe the cooking time so that the product is not overcooked and is not soggy.

Following the tips and recommendations presented, every housewife will learn how to cook peas. To get a tasty, satisfying dish, follow the proportions of ingredients, watch the cooking time and don’t be afraid to experiment.

How to properly cook split peas

Such fruits differ from whole ones in the absence of a shell. They are cut into two parts, which are polished. It is much easier to prepare than round grains. Cooking time is halved.
The amount of water also decreases. It’s easy to calculate: for every glass of grains, add two glasses of liquid and only when cold.
But vegetable oil must be added not after cooking, but while the water is boiling.
Cook the fruits for about 30 minutes. Add only hot water if necessary to prevent the bottom row of beans from burning.
The finished product does not require additional washing. Drain the liquid and use it as is.

Features of the preparatory stage

It is worth considering that there is no answer to the question of how to quickly cook peas. Regardless of the type of product and the type of processing, several stages of preliminary preparation of the component will have to be carried out. And even in this case, you will have to wait a lot if you want the product to boil.

We sort the legumes, remove all impurities, wrinkled, black or unripe peas. After this, rinse the component in cold water several times.
Only young, freshly harvested peas require special treatment. You just need to remove it from the pods and you can immediately cook it.
Be sure to soak the dry product in cold water, using twice as much water as the component itself. This procedure can take from 3 to 10 hours. The required indicator is usually indicated on the package, but ideally the peas should become soft and increase in size by about 1.5-2 times.
Contrary to popular belief, the split semi-finished product must also be washed and soaked. But in this case it does not take more than 2-3 hours.

It is strictly forbidden to use warm or hot water for soaking in order to speed up the softening process. As a result, the component may begin to sour, which will affect the taste of the finished dish. Yes, and boil like that

On the side

If you're tired of the usual mashed potatoes or rice on the side, cook peas. It goes well with any type of meat and sauces.

Main ingredients of the recipe:

two onions;
sunflower oil - 40 ml;
peas - 500 gr;
greens to taste;
three pinches of salt;
bacon - 200 gr.

Cooking method:

To speed up the cooking time, leave the peas in water overnight.
Pour out the dirty water, pour in new water and put it on fire.
Cooking time - 1.5 hours.
As soon as it boils and turns into porridge, turn off the stove and add salt.
For this recipe, you can use ready-made bacon. We put it in a frying pan along with chopped onion and sauté. Don't forget to add sunflower oil.
As soon as the onions and meat are fried, add them to the peas, add herbs and mix. Bon appetit!

Some useful tips:

In addition to all the above points, there are several more nuances on how to properly cook peas at home:

During the soaking process, it is recommended to change the water several times so that it does not have time to warm up to room temperature.
In all approaches, salt is introduced at the very end of cooking or already into the finished product.
The peas do not need to be soaked, but in this case the products will be boiled until tender for 2 to 6 hours (split and crushed - a little less). The elements will not maintain their shape, will crack and partially boil.
Do not use baking soda to speed up the cooking process. This component destroys vitamins and changes the taste of the product.

Regardless of the instructions in the recipe, it is best to first boil the peas to the desired state and only then carry out any manipulations with them (for example, add tomato paste). Any additional components can change the texture and taste of the product and slow down its preparation.

Pea porridge

This is an excellent side dish for meat. But it can also be served as an independent dish for lunch, adding, for example, mushrooms. Then the food will turn out even more nutritious and richer.

Recipe Ingredients:

peas - 0.5 kg;
salt to taste;
vegetable oil - 40 ml;
onion - 2 pcs.

Algorithm of actions:

Wash the peas that we left in water overnight and put them in a saucepan.
Fill it with 1.5 liters of fresh water.
Cook the dish for one hour.
After this, turn up the heat and remove the foam that appears.
Continue cooking until the product becomes soft. Cooking time varies and depends on the type of peas. So try the dish to taste.
As soon as the peas have boiled and turned into puree, add salt.
Sauté the chopped onion and add it to the porridge. Mix everything.