How To Cook And Make Dried Split Peas Tasty!
Equipment
- 1 large, heavy bottomed cooing pot
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 400 g Green or yellow split peas Both taste great!
- Hot water to cover at least 3 inches above the peas
- 2 tbsp taco spices
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2-3 tsp dried garlic For a real POP of flavour, use dried and fresh garlic.
- 2 heaped tbsp nutritional yeast optional
- 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder
Instructions
- Bring a large kettle of purified water to the boil ready to add to your peas. You'll want to be sure you have plenty of hot water available because you will be adding more water as you go along and as your peas start soaking up the fluids.
- Add all ingredients to a large pot and bring to the boil. Stir. Turn the heat down and bring your peas to a slow simmer. Cover and leave for around 10-15 minutes until your water is starts being absorbed. At this point, you'll want to keep adding more hot water to cover your peas, but not so much to drown them. The aim is to make it so that you don't have to tip ANY water away at the end of cooking because this is where all your delicious spices are. If you have to pour water away, you'll be pouring away flavour and your end dish will not taste as good as it should.
- Stir your peas and check water levels frequently. You'll also want to tase test often to get them to the texture you desire. 30-40 minutes seems to be an optimal time for most green, split pea brands we have tested. However, if you're using the green, split peas, you may find they take a little longer than the yellow.
- As you come to the end of your cooking time, the trick will be to just add little splashes of water so that you can get your peas cooked without any water wastage. Keep stirring at this point as they are likely to stick very easily as your water runs dry.
- You can taste check and add more spices and herbs if your need to.
- Once cooked, take your peas away from the heat source. Don't even leave them on the hot stove after you've turned it off because they will dry out and stick very easily.
- Serve as a high protein side with your favourite meals, OR on their own as a meal that has everything you need to satisfy you. TIP: They also tase great on top or rice if you leave a little fluid in the bottom of the pan to act as a gravy.