Pea porridge is a type of porridge cooked on boiled peas with the addition of butter and spices. Pea porridge was first talked about in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
In the Middle Ages, pea porridge was actively prepared in Poland. Then the porridge was served to the table even to kings. It is known that pea porridge was a favorite of Sigismund III. In the XVI century, porridge became a regular item on the court table. Probably because of this porridge later spread to other countries.
Let’s prepare pea porridge for breakfast together.
Ingredients for pea porridge:
- Peas – 800 g;
- Water – 2.5 liters;
- Salt – 20 g;
- Ground black pepper – 5 g;
- Onion – 300 g;
- Pork brisket – 500 g;
- Vegetable oil – 20 g;
- Butter – 30 g.
Preparation of pea porridge:
Rinse and boil peas until ready 45 min – 1 hour.
Cut onion into small cubes, peel brisket from its skin.
Cut brisket into small pieces.
Fry onion in a frying pan in vegetable oil, add brisket
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Fry meat and onions, add butter, salt and black pepper.
Drain excess water from under the rice, salt and pepper, whisk until smooth with an immersion blender.
Add the brisket and onions to the pea porridge.
It turns out a hearty dish even for breakfast. If desired, you can decorate the porridge with green onions.
