Split Pea Recipe

Since I was on a bean recipe kick yesterday, I thought I'd add a pea recipe to the blog today...  It looks pretty yummy.  Unfortunatley I can't cook anything right now with my kitchen under construction, but I'll let you know when I do!

Italian Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups USA yellow or green split peas, rinsed
1/2 cup dry navy beans
3 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, sliced
1 cup zucchini, cubed
2 cups cabbage, coarsely chopped
1 cup turnip, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
4 oz. uncooked radiatore, or other dry pasta
8 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese

Directions

Soak beans only in 3 1/2 cups water overnight. Add 8 1/4 cups more water. Add peas and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 45 minutes or until peas and beans are tender. Add remaining ingredients except pasta and cheese. Cook until vegetables are tender. Add pasta and cook an additional 8 to 10 minutes until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with cheese before serving.

I found this recipe on the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council's website www.cookingwithpulses.com


 

Great Northern Bean Recipe

This is a photo of my lunch this past weekend...  The bean recipe was delicious and was much different than anything I had ever had! 

White bean and bacon cassoulet

Ingredients

• 6 slices of raw bacon thinly chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 medium white onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 1 herb bouquet tied with kitchen string: 4 stems fresh rosemary, 8 stems fresh oregano, 10 stems fresh thyme
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 2 cans great northern white beans
• 2 quarts heavy cream
• White truffle oil (optional)
• Kosher salt
• White pepper

Directions

Heat the oil in a medium stock pot. Cook chopped bacon until crispy. Add the vegetables to the rendered bacon fat, stir frequently, and cook until lightly brown around the edges. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the herb bouquet and bay leaf. Season to taste with salt, white pepper and truffle oil.

Spring Grower Meeting

Stateline's Spring Grower Meeting

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  at the  Gering Civic Center

8:30 AM - Stateline Member Program  (Both Bean & Pea Members)

Lunch at Noon

2:00 PM - Pea Grower Meeting (Any interested pea growers - Member or Non-Member)

Speakers:

Tim McGreevy, CEO, USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council

Jessica Johnson, Gary Stone & Carlos Urrea from the UNL Panhandle Research & Extension Center

Members - RSVP for lunch by March 8th - 308.436.2186

A detailed agenda will be available soon.