* Nordic yellow peas are not the easiest thing to come by. Serve with whole grain mustard – each person adding as much as they like to their tastes.Check for seasonings – adding more salt or pepper.If desired, use an immersion blender to puree soup (we did). When it is tender, remove the meat and c ut into small pieces and return meat to the soup – discarding bones, fat and gristle.Cook with the lid on, stirring occasionally, until the peas are soft enough approximately 6 hours****.Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cover. After soaking, rinse the peas and add them to a large soup pot along with 6 cups water, ham hock, chopped onion, carrot, cloved onion, and thyme.Prepare small onion by spiking it with the 8 cloves.Turns out I liked it too.īefore soaking overnight on the left post soaking on the right. As it was cooking, I was pretty much grumbling under my breath about how it smells like split pea soup, but my boys all kept talking about how great it smelled, so I figured at least 3 people would like the soup. I have said my whole life that I don’t like split pea soup (sorry mom), but this recipe converted me. Frankly, I did not give the soup enough time to cook (the recipe has been adjusted to reflect an increased cooking time), but since it was a school night, we forged ahead and just ate it a little crunchy. Okay, so deviating a bit from our traditional Sunday SOOP, we ate this soup on a Thursday as it is done in Sweden. (Quick shout out to my local fire department: thank you for responding so quickly! Next time, I will not walk away from a browning Swedish pancake to watch a home run hit!) As it turns out baseball games, liqueur and making pancakes don’t go so well together. Not only did the SF Giants win the game that will send them to the world series (sorry Cardinals fans), but we got to have pea soup, Swedish pancakes, Swedish punsch, AND we got a visit from the fire department. “When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon” ~ SWEDISH PROVERB.If you can’t find it in a store near you, there’s always online: K&L Wine Merchants has it available. It’s fantastic alone, over ice, served hot, with sparkling water, with lemon squeezed in, in your coffee… you get the point. It is not easy to find, but I HIGHLY recommend you seek out a bottle. The traditional beverage that accompanies this meal is a liqueur called Punsch. ![]() ![]() That said, we had the leftovers for breakfast the next day. Also, these pancakes are not eaten for breakfast, but rather as a lunch/dinner item.
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