Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup

Peas and carrots are a well-known veggie duo! And they shine brightly together in this delicious Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup. Why not make up a pot of soup, it will be ready when you are! Because nothing is nicer than coming in from out of the cold to a hot bowl of soup...

There is one truth we can all share, there will never be too many recipes for soup! Curried "Peas and Carrots" split Pea Soup is warming in cold weather, and frugal when the food budget is tight, plus it just tastes good! Perfect in a mug so sip, or a bowl with a hunk of cornbread on the side. Or maybe a buttered biscuit. 

Soups are frugal because they can be meaty or contain no meat at all. That is actually the real beauty of soup because it can be made with what you have on hand and still be delicious! This recipe for Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup is delicious without any meat, but feel free to toss in a ham hock for added smokey meaty flavor!

Here is the story of finding this recipe...

I noticed the recipe in a little paperback book of bean recipes, found when we were visiting a used bookstore. The recipes in the book were all printed on coarse paper stock, with no photos. It would have been very easy to not even notice the book at all, but for some reason, that little book caught my eye! I wound up buying several books that day, some novels to read, and the little bean paperback cookbook. 

As it turns out, this soup recipe is a lot like that little book, fairly plain, but also quite wonderful...

Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup.

Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup is a very straightforward recipe for split pea soup, but with a touch of curry. The texture of the soup is creamy, the split peas cook down nicely and become part of the broth. Served in a mug, it is a  perfect sipping soup on a chilly day, but have a spoon nearby, because there are lots of vegetables to nibble when the broth is gone! 

I hope you give Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup a try! You will find both standard cooking directions as well as notes for using your Instant Pot...

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

• split peas
• carrots
• celery
• onion
• garlic
• bone stock, broth, or water
• olive oil
• russet potatoes
• sugar
• curry powder
• bay leaf
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• flour

You will also need the following:

• measuring spoons
• measuring cups
• kitchen knife
• cutting board
• large stockpot with lid
• wooden spoon 
• whisk

Now you are ready to begin!

Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup
inspired by:  EASY BEANS

olive oil, start with 2 T
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced

1 T curry powder (if you are a seasoned curry fan, by all means, add more, if desired)
1 c dried split peas
6 - 7 c bone stock, chicken Broth, Ham broth, or water
4-6 carrots, peeled if desired and diced
2-3 stalks celery, diced
1-2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
1 t sugar
2 t salt 

fresh ground pepper to taste
1 bay leaf

3 T flour
1/2 c cold water

In a large soup pot, add the oil, onion, and garlic. Saute until the onion is softened. Add the curry powder through the bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer 1 hour and 15 minutes or until peas are very soft and falling apart. Remove bay leaf.

Look at all those veggies!

Increase heat to high, whisk the flour into the cold water until smooth with no lumps. Stir into the soup, continue to cook the soup stirring constantly until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.

Instant Pot:

Saute onion and garlic as instructed using the "saute" feature on the Instant Pot.

Add remaining ingredients, secure lid, bring up t pressure, cook for 20 minutes. 

Allow Pressure Release to happen for 10 minutes. 

Release remaining pressure. 

Remove lid, return the Instant Pot to saute mode, stir flour into the remaining water, stir the slurry into the soup, cook and stir until slightly thickened. 

Serve.

Curried "Peas and Carrots" Split Pea Soup. 

Leftovers freeze well. 

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