Thick and Hearty Split Pea Soup
Recipe by: Susan Voisin
I combined recipes from two classic vegetarian cookbooks, Laurel's Kitchen
and American Wholefoods Cuisine, to come up with this essential
cold-weather soup. It can be made very quickly if you use a food
processor to chop the vegetables (excluding potato) and cook it in a pressure
cooker.
2 cups dried split peas
8 cups water
2 medium onions, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium potato, chopped
1 large bay leaf
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 tbsp dried parsley
1 tsp basil
1 tsp thyme
1-2 tsp liquid smoke (the SECRET ingredient!)
2 tsp salt (omit if following a low-sodium diet, but increase other seasonings)
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Combine the peas and water in a large pot and bring to a boil. While it's
heating, chop the vegetables and add them and the bay leaf, celery seed,
parsley, basil, and thyme to the pot.
Once it is boiling, cover and cook over low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours and peas
are very soft, disintegrating actually.
Add the liquid smoke, salt, and pepper. Cook several minutes uncovered to
thicken if necessary (or add water to thin if necessary). Serve with warm
whole-grain bread.
Pressure Cooker Instructions: Follow the general instructions but use
only 6 cups of water. Cook at high pressure for 6 minutes; then allow the
pressure to come down naturally. Add the liquid smoke, salt, and pepper;
taste and add more seasonings as desired. Cook several minutes uncovered to
thicken if necessary (or add water to thin if necessary).
Makes about 8 servings, and better the next day!
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