Pea soup with a chicken smoked breast

Significant minuses of bean and pea soup are - a lot of time for their preparation and consequences of the increased gas generation. The first and the second problems, strangely enough, decide by the same method - soaking of peas in water for 4-12 hours. Boiling of peas constitutes on time at least an hour.

For this soup I used a remain of smoked chicken breast which I used for preparation of salad with haricot and chicken breast. As a result, with the minimum set of products - good pea soup from a chicken smoked breast has turned out . The specified quantity of products will be enough for 6 portions of cream soup.

Products for pea soup

• Peas shredded - 300 grams
• Potatoes - 2 pieces
• Smoked chicken breast - 150 grams
• Carrots - 1 piece
• Onion (an average head) - 1 piece
• Parsley and fennel - 1 bunch
• Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
• Salt and seasoning - to taste

Order of preparation of pea soup

1. Take yellow, chipped by halves, peas and to wash out it several times in cold water, merging water several times.
2. Fill in with a fresh portion of water and to leave to bulk up in a plate about 2-4 hours. On a half of this time, it is necessary to replace one more time water.

Put peas to bulk up in a plate with water
3. Peas shall bulk up a little. Wash out it under clear water. Pour clear water (about 3 liters) in a pan and fill there peas.
4. Deliver to cook on a plate approximately for 40 minutes. In order to avoid sticking of peas to pan, it is necessary to stir several times it with a spoon.
5. Clear onion bulb and diced it.
6. Wash carrots and clear. Grate and fry on vegetable oil with onions to a softening.

Fry onions with carrots
7. Wash out potatoes under water and cut in small cubes.
8. Add potatoes cubes to a pan and cook 10 minutes, before it having salted and having peppered soup.
9. To add a smoked breast, onions and carrots to almost already ready pea soup.

Plate of pea soup
10. Small to cut greens and to add it to a pan with our soup.

Serve pea soup hot
11. Cook ten more minutes, switch off a plate and allow it to reach still some time.
12. Give pea soup hot, with garlic toasts, sour cream and greens.