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January 13, 2009
Cajun split pea soup
Nothing goes together like January and soup, it seems! Healthy and souper cheap.
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp roasted paprika
160g dried yellow split peas
vegetable stock
water
1 small tin of sweetcorn
Handful of fresh or frozen chopped coriander
salt and pepper
Fry the onion in the oil until soft, adding the chilli powder and paprika half way through. Add the split peas and add enough boiling water to cover by an inch or so (you can add water throughout the cooking process if necessary, to keep the split peas from drying out). Bring to the boil and cook at a strong simmer for 10 minutes. Add vegetable stock to your taste (I added 4 tsp of Marigold Bouillon) and turn down to simmer gently for another 30 minutes. Add the sweetcorn and coriander and simmer for another 5 minutes. Blend to your taste- I blended about 3/4 of the soup and left 1/4 to provide some substance. Thin down the soup to your taste with more hot water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
Posted by scumkitten at January 13, 2009 10:07 AM
Comments
I have everything in to make that! What a great storecupboard-I'vegotnothingleftinmyvegbox kind of soup!
Posted by: glittrgirl 
at January 13, 2009 10:53 AM
exactly!
Posted by: Scumkitten at January 13, 2009 11:23 AM
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