Swedish Split Pea Soup
Swedish Split Pea Soup, you could not get a more traditional soup than this. In Sweden this soup is called "Ärtsoppa," and it is a very traditional meal that is usually eaten on Thursdays and for desserts you always have Swedish pancakes after the soup. There are so many different recipes for Swedish split pea soup since it has…
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Cured Ham | 100g cooked | 145 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Marjoram | not in our table | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs (500g) of dried yellow or green peas
- 10 oz (300g) of boneless cured ham or pork cut into ½ inch cubes
- 6 -7 cups (1,5 l) water
- 2 yellow onions finely chopped
- 1 leek finely chopped
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp marjoram
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard
- salt to taste (depending on your cured meat)