Boiled Yellow Split Peas
These legumes are flavorful and healthy, but require soaking.
120 min · serves 10
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)
Steps
- Pick over beans, then add hot water.
- Boil for two minutes.
- Set aside for 1 hour.
- Drain and rinse.
- Simmer until tender.
- Pick over beans, then add cold water.
- Soak overnight, or 6 hours minimum.
- Drain and rinse.
- Simmer until tender.
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Adapted from “Boiled Yellow Split Peas” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.