Split pea cooking question

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-06-2007
Split pea cooking question
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Fri, 02-08-2008 - 2:57pm

I wanted to make the crockpot split pea soup for lunch tomorrow (my in-laws are coming). I know, from experience, that this particular soup really needs the 8 full hours of cooking on 'low' to get the split peas nice and soft.  I'm guessing that I won't be able to turn the crockpot on until 7:00 tomorrow morning, which would only give me about 5 hours of cooking time.  I could cook it on high, but my other question is...if I soak the split peas overnight, will they cook quicker if I leave it on low?  I've never cooked this soup on the 'high' setting, and I know some things just taste better when they are slow cooked.


Any suggestions or advice?  Thanks!

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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-25-2001
Thu, 02-14-2008 - 7:45am

I was so excited to see that the fiber count for split peas was 11g per serving.

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-01-2004
Thu, 02-14-2008 - 7:51am
I don't puree mine.
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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-25-2001
Thu, 02-14-2008 - 7:54am

OK.

 

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