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Boiled Yellow Split Peas
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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)
Directions
Quick method
- Pick over beans, then add hot water.
- Boil for two minutes.
- Set aside for 1 hour.
- Drain and rinse.
- Simmer until tender.
Overnight method
- Pick over beans, then add cold water.
- Soak overnight, or 6 hours minimum.
- Drain and rinse.
- Simmer until tender.
Notes
As beans are a natural product, pick over beans, discarding any stones, dirt particles, or discolored beans before soaking or cooking.
If you have hard water in your area, adding ⅛ teaspoon baking soda will reduce the cooking time.
Make sure water covers beans by at least 2 inches (5 centimeters), check on water level every little while, and don't let the top beans get above the water.