Peasoupfloater Recipes

Steps:

• Place the first 6 ingredients in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Add yogurt; process until blended. Transfer to a pitcher; refrigerate 1 hour to allow flavors to blend., To serve, pour soup into shot glasses; top with mint leaves.

Steps:

• Place peas in a soup pot, cover with the cold water and soak overnight. Next morning add the chopped vegetables, ham bone and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover and simmer gently for 3 to 4 hours. Stir mixture occasionally and add a little boiling water to keep soup at the right consistency. Remove the ham bone and add seasonings. Amount of salt will depend on the saltiness of ham bone.
• Note: If soup is served at once, it will need no binding. If to be chilled and set aside for later, add 2 tablespoons each, well creamed butter and flour, smoothed together and stirred into the simmering soup 10 to 15 minutes before removing from heat.

Steps:

• Boil ham hocks in water for at least 2 hours.
• Remove fat and bones and return meat to the pot.
• Add split green and yellow peas and tarragon.
• Simmer slowly for about 3 hours.
• Add carrots and cook another hour.
• Season with pepper and add salt to taste if necessary.
• Cook until peas are mushy and thick stirring to make sure they don't stick.
• Serve with individual beef pie.
• Can be thinned with water for a less solid soup and served with savory herb muffins or cheese scones.

Steps:

• Put all ingredients and 7 cups of water in a 5 and 1/2 quart or larger slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high for 6 hours pr low 12 hours until peas are very soft and they fall apart.
• Remove ham.
• When cool enough to handle, cut meat off the bone, dice and return to soup.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients into a large stew pot.
• Cover ingredients with water about 2 inches above the top of the ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for about 3 hours, or until peas are pureed and slightly thickened.
• Serve with a crusty bread if desired.

Steps:

• Rinse peas.
• In heavy pot mix peas, ham bone, onion, salt, pepper and onion with 8 cups of water.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 1 ½ hours stirring often.
• Remove ham bone from heat and chop meat.
• Return meat to pot, add vegetables and simmer 30 minutes.
• Add cooked crumbled bacon, cream and butter.
• Heat through and serve.