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Boiled Yellow Split Peas

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 10 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Side, Vegetarian, Baked

Tags: boiled, recipes using baking soda, recipes using split peas, recipes with metric units, side dish, vegetarian, very easy

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ABoiled_Yellow_Split_Peas)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ABoiled%20Yellow%20Split%20Peas&oldid=4523920

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • ½ pound (225 grams / 1¼ cups) dry yellow split peas
  • 3–4 cups (¾–1 liter) potable (drinking) water
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda, if needed (see tips)

Directions

Quick method

  1. Pick over beans, then add hot water.
  2. Boil for two minutes.
  3. Set aside for 1 hour.
  4. Drain and rinse.
  5. Simmer until tender.

Overnight method

  1. Pick over beans, then add cold water.
  2. Soak overnight, or 6 hours minimum.
  3. Drain and rinse.
  4. Simmer until tender.

Notes

As beans are a natural product, pick over beans, discarding any stones, dirt particles, or discolored beans before soaking or cooking.

If you have hard water in your area, adding ⅛ teaspoon baking soda will reduce the cooking time.

Make sure water covers beans by at least 2 inches (5 centimeters), check on water level every little while, and don't let the top beans get above the water.