Whole dry peas are cooked for 2–2.5 hours, or even longer: it all depends on the variety and the consistency you need. Crushed will take 1-1.5 hours to cook.

If you pre-soak the peas, the seeds will swell, become soft, and the cooking time will be shortened. Whole peas will cook for 40-60 minutes, crushed ones - 30-45 minutes.

How to further speed up the process

1. Do not salt right away: peas take longer to cook in salted water. So it's best to put the salt at the very end.
2. After boiling, add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable or butter to the peas.
3. 10-15 minutes after boiling, add ½ teaspoon of baking soda for every 2 liters of water. This will soften the peas in 5-7 minutes. But be careful: if you overdo it with soda, the taste of the dish may deteriorate.

How to cook peas in a saucepan

Be sure to sort out the cereals: throw out spoiled peas and small stones. Then soak the seeds in clean, cold water for 5-8 hours. It is not worth it any longer: the peas can turn sour. When the time is up, check if the grains are swollen enough. If not, drain the old water, pour in clean water and wait another hour and a half.

For 300 g of peas, you need 2-3 liters of water.

Before cooking, rinse the peas and place them in a saucepan with thick sides and bottom: nothing will burn in one. Pour in clean water so that it is 1 cm higher than the grains.

Place the pot over low heat. When foam appears, remove it with a tablespoon or slotted spoon.

You should not completely cover the pan with a lid: leave a crack to let the steam out. If the water boils away, add boiling water. Do not pour in cold water, otherwise the taste of the dish will deteriorate.

Since peas burn quickly, they need to be stirred periodically. You can start as soon as the foam stops appearing.

If the peas are boiled, and the water has not yet boiled away, you should not add fire, otherwise the peas will harden and the dish will lose its taste. If any water remains, simply drain it or let it simmer over low heat with the lid open.

Salt the peas before or immediately after turning off the stove. If you need mashed potatoes, mash the seeds with a pusher or a blender, without waiting for the dish to cool down: this way there will be no lumps.

Season the prepared porridge with butter or vegetable oil or heavy cream. Decorate with herbs.

How to cook peas in a slow cooker

Pour peas cleaned of debris and washed into a multicooker and pour water in a 1: 2 ratio.

Put the "Stew" or "Porridge" mode on for 2 hours if the peas have not been soaked beforehand, and for 30-40 minutes if they have been soaked.

10 minutes before cooking, salt the peas and add vegetable or butter to it.

How to diversify pea porridge

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Ingredients

• 1 cup dry peas
• salt to taste;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 1 bell pepper;
• vegetable oil - for frying;
• 100 ml non-fat cream;
• greens.

Preparation

Cook the peas as described above. Peel vegetables. Grate the carrots on a medium grater, finely chop the onion, dice the pepper. Put vegetables in a skillet, salt and fry in vegetable oil.

Add cream to the finished pea porridge and mash with a pusher or blender. Arrange on plates, top with vegetables and garnish with herbs.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups peas
• 300 g;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Cook the peas. Put the stew in a bowl, remove excess fat and liquid. Cut the onion into half rings and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Add the stew to the onion and fry for another 10-15 minutes. Add salt and pepper, stir well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add peas to the stew, stir and keep on fire for 3 minutes.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups peas
• salt to taste;
• 2 onions;
• 400 g of mushrooms;
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Preparation

Cook the peas. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. wash and cut. Fry the onion in vegetable oil until golden brown, then add the mushrooms. Fry for 10 minutes, season with salt.

Put the onion and mushrooms in the cooked peas, mix. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with herbs.

The benefits of peas for our body can hardly be underestimated: they are lean, low-calorie food, rich in useful protein, vitamins, trace elements, natural sugars and antioxidants. People who include peas in their regular diet boast an excellent metabolism as well as healthy skin, hair and nails.

From peas and chickpeas, we cook soups, cereals, prepare snacks and independent dishes, add them to all kinds of salads, and fishermen use boiled peas to lure fish - these are just a few examples of how useful and versatile this product is. In the new review, we will tell you how to quickly and deliciously cook peas, and will certainly share the best recipes.

If you forgot to soak the peas before cooking, or you simply do not have free time for this protracted procedure, dilute 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in warm water, and leave the peas to soak in it for only 40-50 minutes. After that, you can boil the peas without fear of not being soft enough.

Usually the whole process of boiling peas takes about two hours. A prerequisite is cooking over low heat, otherwise the protein in the peas will curl up, and the finished dish will turn out to be solid and provoke unwanted, unpleasant flatulence and a feeling of heaviness in eaters after eating. For the same reason, salt is added at the very end during cooking. To avoid sticking, choose pans with thick walls and bottom.

If you are making soup peas and want them to be guaranteed to boil soft and soft, choose split peas or split peas. Soaking is indispensable here: either leave it overnight, or use the express method described above.

How to quickly cook peas in a slow cooker

It is very convenient to cook peas in a multicooker, and the finished dish is noticeably distinguished by its pleasant taste and ideal consistency. Let this method of cooking take a little longer than usual, but you can safely "switch" to your business, entrusting all the worries to the multicooker, without fear that the dish will not work out or burn.

You do not need to soak the peas: it will be enough to rinse them thoroughly in cold water until they become transparent. Add 2 cups of washed peas and 4–5 cups of water to the bowl, and season with salt. Put the bowl in a slow cooker, setting the "Stew" mode, and leave to cook for 2 hours. As a result, the peas will turn out to be boiled, soft and very tasty. To prevent the dish from turning out dry and bland, add butter at the end of cooking.

How to quickly cook peas in the microwave

A microwave will help you quickly cook peas without soaking. In order for it to become soft, let it cook for 10 minutes at maximum power: this simple procedure will significantly reduce the further cooking time.

After that, pour hot water over the peas so that they completely cover them by about a couple of centimeters. Add salt and seasoning, then cook on high power for 20 minutes. Leave the dish to simmer under the lid for an additional 10 minutes if necessary.

How to cook chickpeas correctly and quickly

The second name for chickpeas is chickpeas. It is a popular product in vegetarian cuisine, which is famous for its high energy value, high protein content (per 100 grams of chickpeas - 20 grams of protein) and is found in popular dishes such as hummus and falafel.

To quickly prepare chickpeas for cooking a dish, you need to soak them for several hours. It's best to do this ahead of time so that you don't waste too much time when you start cooking something. They usually soak it overnight in cold water in a 1: 4 ratio. For some mashed potatoes (for example, hummus), chickpeas are cooked for about 2 hours, in other cases - 1 hour. To cook it faster, use a slow cooker or put a pinch of baking soda in a saucepan.

Unpretentious peas require only optimal watering, they will always present you with their generous harvest within a month after germination.

There are several ways of planting seeds: dry and soaking. I tried both methods and did not notice much difference between the results. So what is the right way to plant peas?

Soaking peas before planting is controversial. Many gardeners, including myself, prefer to plant seed in a dry way; some gardeners traditionally soak seeds in water or special stimulating compounds. This is done only for one single purpose - to accelerate the germination period.

Strongly dried pea seeds take time to soak, swell and awaken the sprouts. When planting seed directly from a bag into the ground, it is necessary to provide abundant moisture to the beds for the entire germination period, while seedlings will appear for a very long time.

Soaking allows you to shorten the period of emergence of peas: the seeds swell in advance, and when following some methods, they even release roots. This method helps to get sprouts earlier and, as a result, to start harvesting.

Soaking risks

But the method of soaking seeds before planting has certain risks:

1. It is believed that pea seeds swelling in moist soil will give more resistant plants, characterized by high yields, while seeds soaked before planting often grow weakened stems.
2. When planted dry, the seeds are in an equally moist state with the soil, while deepening the soaked seeds, a situation may arise in which the top layer of the soil becomes dry and begins to naturally take moisture from the grains. It is clear that the sown peas will not sprout in this case.
3. With prolonged soaking, aimed at obtaining well-swollen seeds with small roots, there is a risk that the seeds will become moldy. In addition, the root and sprouted sprout may break off during planting - the peas will not sprout after that.

You can soak peas only before the first spring planting - during this period the soil is still sufficiently moistened, therefore, the swollen seed material will not suffer much from overdrying of the earth.

If you repeat the sowing of peas in the summer, then use only the dry method at these stages.

The grains of peas will absorb moisture and swell on their own, and if the earth dries up, they will comfortably go into a temporary "hibernation" and, as a result, are guaranteed to rise with sufficient water supply to the beds.

How to soak pea seeds

Before soaking, the seed must be carefully sorted out, removing small, damaged or stained seeds.

Then the seeds are checked for quality: 1 tbsp is dissolved in 1 liter of warm water. ordinary salt, and peas are poured into the liquid. Those grains that have surfaced are thrown away without hesitation, and those that have sunk to the bottom will go for planting.

The selected peas are filled with clean water at room temperature. Ideally, the duration of swelling is 10-12 hours, every 3 hours the liquid should be changed to a new one to avoid the development of fungus or sour water.

The main thing is not to overexpose the seeds, if characteristic bubbles appear, this will signal that some of the seeds have died.

At the end of soaking, the water is drained from the container, the grains are carefully transferred to a clean towel for a little drying. After that, the seeds should be planted in prepared beds.

You will learn about the features of soaking from the video:

Other ways to accelerate germination and increase resistance

There are other methods of soaking peas, aimed at accelerating the germination of seed. The method of heating the grains in hot water (38-45 0) for 3 hours in a thermos is quite popular.

The peas prepared in this way sprout 2-3 days earlier than those that are soaked in the traditional way in water at room temperature. The steamed seeds, swollen and increased in size, are dried on a clean towel and planted in the beds.

With the advent of specialized preparations on the market to stimulate the growth and strengthen the immunity of plants, many gardeners began to use their solutions when soaking peas.

Among these funds are:

1. Fundazol. 4-5 days before the planned sowing of peas, the grains must be treated with Fundazole solution. This measure will help protect seed and young shoots from root rot.
2. Humat and Epin. Solutions of these funds help to strengthen the immunity of plants, accelerate germination and stimulate the active development of the root system and the aerial part. Duration of soaking is 5-7 hours.
3. Rizotorfin and Nitragin. Modern bacterial fertilizers with a natural composition are very fond of gardeners. To soak peas, you should make a solution of the drug, based on the instructions and the mass of the seed you have: 1-1.6 g of the product is used per 1 kg of seeds. Nitragin and Rizotorfin stimulate the formation of root nodules and enhance immunity. The grains should be immersed in the solution for no more than 1 hour, directly on the day of planting.
4. Microfertilizers. Soaking for 5 minutes in a hot (40 0) solution of boric acid and ammonium molybdate (2 g per 10 ml of water) will help to provide the sprouts with the necessary elements, and will also prevent the pathogenic flora from activating.

Seeds soaked and treated with drugs should be urgently planted on prepared beds. It is important not to overexpose the peas in the water so that they do not become acidic or moldy.

Planting depth

On the dug beds, intended for planting peas, wide furrows of 20-25 cm with a distance of 60 cm are organized with a flat hoe. Three-year compost, rotted manure and mineral complex fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are introduced into them.

The soil should be mixed with a pitchfork or a hoe and shed well in several passes so that the soil is well saturated with moisture.

The main question that worries inexperienced gardeners is how deep to plant peas? There are quite a few conflicting recommendations regarding the optimal level of seed placement in the ground.

In some sources, a different approach is noted, based on the type of soil: on loamy peas, sow deeper than on suspended areas. In my opinion, these recommendations should not be taken into account: planting peas in any area should be at the same depth.

The depth of the furrow remaining after laying the fertilizer should be about 5-6 cm. The planted peas, after sprinkling with earth, will be located at the level of 4-5 cm, which will ensure easy and fast germination.

If you bury the seeds too deep, they will take too long to sprout, and when shallowly planted, large birds can peck out the peas.

The soaked peas are carefully laid out in the furrows at a distance of 5-7 cm from each other. The filled row is sprinkled with earth and slightly rammed so that a kind of groove forms above it.

During irrigation, water will accumulate in this depression, which will provide optimal soil moisture around the soaked seed.

Beds with planted peas are plentifully spilled, and the state of optimal moisture should be maintained by you constantly until the shoots appear above the surface of the beds and the shoots are generally strengthened.

I hope this material helped you figure out whether it is necessary to soak the peas before planting, how to perform this manipulation and to what depth to plant the seeds. High-quality planting care and optimal watering will help you get a bountiful and high-quality crop from your crop.

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Soil composition:

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- Peas good for health- rich in vitamins (ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, antioxidant protection) and mineral salts (potassium, which provides acid-base balance), thiamine (improves brain function). Peas contain a lot of vegetable protein.

- Calorie content peas - 310 kcal per 100 grams.

- Price peas in Moscow stores - crushed from 40 rubles / kilogram, whole from 50 rubles / kilogram (as of October 2018).

- Shelf life raw peas - from 12 months to 2 years. Boiled peas can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

When soaking, it is important do not overexpose peas - it can turn sour from prolonged soaking. For reliability, soaked peas should be removed in the cold.

If you are sure of the softness of the peas, you can add peas for the soup immediately when cooking the meat - then the peas do not have to be soaked and the cooking time will be 1.5 hours (the same as meat).

In order not to soak the peas, you can add a quarter teaspoon of soda during cooking (for 1 glass of peas) - then the crushed peas will be cooked in 1.5 hours, a whole one in two. Even without soaking (and without soda), cook the peas for an hour and a half or more - it is very important to add water on time and it is important just a little so that the boiled peas can be immediately used in a dish with all the broth without draining it.

For softness, soaked and then washed peas can be calcined in a frying pan, stirring constantly, for 15 minutes over low heat - then the peas will not form foam during cooking.

When determining the cooking time of peas, it is important pea variety and water hardness- be sure to taste the peas before the end of cooking.

- In a multicooker Cook peas without soaking for 2 hours on the "Stew" mode, with soaking - 1 hour.

- In the microwave: Soak the peas, then rinse and cover with water, cook in the microwave at 500 watts for 20 minutes, then stir and cook for another 20 minutes at the same power, then cover the dish and cook for another 15 minutes.

- In a pressure cooker Cook peas for 15 minutes.

Simple Pea Soup Recipe

Pea Soup Ingredients
peas - 1 glass
potatoes - 2-3 potatoes
smoked pork ribs - 300-500 grams
carrots - 1 piece
onion - 1 piece
Salt - a teaspoon
Ground black pepper - half a teaspoon.

Cooking pea soup
Coarsely chop the smoked ribs, put in a saucepan, add water and bring to a boil. Pour in washed peas, cook over medium heat for 25 minutes. Then add finely chopped potatoes and simmer for another 15 minutes. Fry grated carrots and finely chopped onion. Add the carrots and onions to the pan and cook for another 7-10 minutes.
Your classic pea soup is ready! Serve with croutons and fresh herbs.

How to cook pea porridge

Products for pea porridge
Dried split peas - 1 glass
Vegetable oil - 5 tablespoons
Cream 10% - 200 milliliters
Onions - 1 head
Carrots - 1 piece
Red bell pepper - 1 piece

Pea porridge recipe
Soak peas for 10 hours, wash and boil.

Chop the boiled peas with a blender, add cream, bring to a boil, salt and cook for another 10 minutes over low heat.
Peel the onions and carrots, free the bell peppers from seeds and stalks. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots, chop the pepper. Fry onions in a pan, then add carrots and peppers, fry everything together, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Serve pea porridge with fried vegetables on top. You can also add lard, bacon, stew, minced meat to the frying.

Another way to boil peas for those who like mashed soups is to add potato cubes to it about half an hour after boiling. In addition to helping to make the soup thicker and creamier, potatoes also help digest the beans themselves.

Many people insist that it is even better for peas to meet with water as late as possible, preferably just before it boils. Thus, immediately after the start of the boil, the peas are washed and only then they are poured into the pan. After that, the cooking process will take about an hour, salt, as usual, should only be at the very end. Cooking time can be shortened if you choose to make a more textured soup, with whole peas interspersed with puréed.

If the peas are not boiled in the soup, then they can be flavored with soda. A small amount of baking soda helps to quickly soften the starchy core of the legumes, which leads to boiling literally to a puree state. Add soda to peas after boiling water. A medium pinch, about a quarter teaspoon, is enough to boil a small saucepan of peas. It is not worth worrying that the finished peas will be given away with soda, the main thing is that there is not a lot of it. Of course, this method is suitable if you are going to put ready-made peas in the soup.