Parsnip And Split Pea Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add the onion and parsnips, cover and cook until softened, about five minutes.
• Transfer the vegetables to a 4-6 quart slow cooker and add the peas, thyme, bay leaf and stock. Cover and cook on low for eight hours, stirring once if possible. When it's done, the peas will disappear! (The time may vary, depending on your crock pot - I did three hours on high and one on low.).
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the Liquid Smoke, if using, remove and discard the bay leaf, and taste to adjust the seasonings.

Steps:

• In a 4-quart stockpot on medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with the olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper until the onions are translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the carrots, potatoes, 1/2 pound of split peas, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Skim off the foam while cooking. Add the remaining split peas and continue to simmer for another 40 minutes, or until all the peas are soft. Stir frequently to keep the solids from burning on the bottom. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Slow Cooker method: Saute onions, garlic, carrots and parsnips with olive oil until onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Place sauteed vegetables in slow cooker and add the remaining ingredients. Slow cook on low for 8 hours. Remove bay leafs and using a submersion blender, blend until desired consistency…blending more for creamy and less for chunky. Taste for seasoning. Stove top method: In large pot or stock pot, heat olive oil and saute onions, garlic, carrots and parsnips until onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for one hour stirring occasionally. Remove bay leafs and using a submersion blender, blend until desired consistency…blending more for creamy and less for chunky. Taste for seasoning.

Steps:

• melt butter in lg pot over low heat. add carrots, parsnips, leeks, onion, thyme, marjoram and bay leaves. cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. add stock, peas and ham hocks. bring to simmer and cover partially and cook til peas are tender and soup thickens slightly stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. add parsley in the last 5 minutes. season with salt and pepper.