Pea porridge on water

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook pea porridge on water? Prepare the products. Take any dried peas — green, like mine, or yellow, depending on the desired color of the porridge. It is better if it is chopped — such peas will cook faster.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sort out the peas, removing garbage and spoiled peas. Then rinse it thoroughly several times until the water from the muddy becomes transparent.

3. Step 3:

   

   Next, there are two ways to cook pea porridge: fast and slow. Here I will tell you about the slow method, and under the recipe I will describe the fast one. Fill the peas with warm water and leave to swell for 7-8 hours. After the expiration, drain the water, and rinse the peas again.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour the peas into the saucepan in which they will be cooked. Fill it with hot water. Add bay leaves.

6. Step 5:

   

   Put the pan on a low heat and bring the water to a boil. Cook the peas for about 1-1.5 hours, removing the foam that stands out. If all the water has boiled away, and the peas are not ready yet, then pour in another 100 ml of boiling water. Cook the porridge to the desired consistency. Peas can be completely boiled. I like it when the peas are partially boiled. To make the porridge structure not very uniform.

7. Step 6:

   

   At the very end, remove the bay leaves. Add salt to the porridge, add vegetable oil and mix. If you do not adhere to fasting, then put butter.

8. Step 7:

   

   Arrange the porridge on plates and serve to the table. Enjoy your meal!