World Flavors Cookbook

Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup)

Name: Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup)
Cook time: 120 min
Cuisine: Finland
Ingredients: 2 cups dried green peas (soaked), 1 smoked ham hock, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 tsp dried marjoram, salt, pepper, mustard for serving.

A thick, green split-pea soup slow-cooked with smoked ham hock, traditionally served on Thursdays with mustard and followed by pannukakku.

Cuisine: Finland

Ingredients

2 cups dried green peas (soaked), 1 smoked ham hock, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 tsp dried marjoram, salt, pepper, mustard for serving.

Instructions

Soak peas overnight. Boil peas and ham hock in 8 cups of water for 2 hours. Remove bone, shred meat, and return to pot. Add chopped onion, carrot, and marjoram. Simmer until thick and creamy.