5.0 from 9 votes
Dutch Split Pea Soup (Snert)
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Cook Time
1 hr mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 5 -6
Calories: 376 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Dutch
Ingredients
- 2 bacon slices chopped
- 1 pork chop bone-in
- 9 ounces dried peas
- 6 cups water
- 2 potatoes cubed
- 1 medium onion finely minced
- 2 celery stalks chopped + its leaves, roughly chopped
- ½ celeriac cubed
- 1 leek dark green parts removed and white parts thinly sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 large carrot diced
- ½ ring Polish Kielbasa chopped
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ teaspoon of pepper
- parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Add water, peas, bay leaf, bacon and pork shop into a large pot and bring everything to a boil.
- When it starts to boil, remove the foam with a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 50 minutes until pork chop is cooked.
- Remove pork chop from the soup and add the remaining vegetables: potatoes, onion, celery, celeriac, carrot and leek.
- Add ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper.
- Cook soup for 50 more minutes or until peas are completely cooked and soup has thickened significantly.
- At the same time shred the meat from the pork chop and remove the bone.
- Add shredded meat along with chopped Kielbasa into the soup and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Check for salt and pepper and add some more if needed.
- Serve immediately and sprinkle fresh parsley into each bowl.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- Recipe is adapted from http://www.instructables.com/id/Traditional-Dutch-Pea-Soup-aka-Snert/
Nutrition Information
Calories
376kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
56g
(19%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
415mg
(17%)
Potassium
1191mg
(34%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
2384IU
(48%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
120mg
(12%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5-6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 376
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 376kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 415mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 1191mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 2384IU | 48% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 120mg | 12% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.