Soldier's Pea Soup
8 servings
45 minutes
Recipe from the book "The Witcher. Unofficial Cookbook" by Olga Limanets. On the one hand, one could consider the army a separate social stratum. On the other hand, the rank-and-file soldiers of the Northern armies were recruited from the peasants, and the dishes in their diet were not much different from the usual village soups and stews. This pea soup, in Polish - grochówka, is mentioned several times in the saga of the witcher. The first time - when Geralt dreamed of such a soup in the camp of Marshal Vissegerd and was ready to give all the sturgeon and all the truffles in the world for it. The second time - when in Toussaint, in the courtyard of the Zubarran castle, Geralt finally had the opportunity to try this soup.
1
Cut the ribs.
2
Put them in a pot and pour in 2 liters of water.
- Smoked pork ribs: 500 g
- Dried peas: 350 g
3
Bring to a boil and remove the foam.
4
Add bay leaf and allspice. Cook on low heat for about 1 hour.
- Bay leaf: to taste
- Allspice: to taste
5
While the broth is boiling, randomly chop the fat, bacon, and sausage.
- Salo (cured pork fat): 100 g
- Sausage: 300 g
6
Slice the potatoes.
- Potato: 5 piece
7
Carrot - in slices or rounds.
- Carrot: 2 pieces
8
After 1 hour, rinse the peas and add them and the carrots to the pot with the ribs.
- Dried peas: 350 g
- Carrot: 2 pieces
9
Cook until the peas are soft.
10
Then take the ribs out of the pot and remove the meat from them.
- Smoked pork ribs: 500 g
11
Fry the bacon and sausage until crispy and add to the peas, draining the fat beforehand.
- Salo (cured pork fat): 100 g
- Sausage: 300 g
12
Fry the bacon and send it there.
- Smoked bacon: 300 g
13
Chop the garlic and add it to the pot. Then add the potatoes and meat.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Potato: 5 piece
- Smoked pork ribs: 500 g
14
Cook the soup until the potatoes are ready.
15
Add salt, marjoram, and pepper.
- Salt: to taste
- Marjoram: to taste
- Allspice: to taste
16
Serve with green onions.
- Spring onion: to taste
