Name: Finnish Pea Soup with a Creamy Mustard Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 400 g dried peas; 400 g cooked ham, cubed; 2 l water; 2 vegetable stock cubes; 2 tsp dried marjoram; 1 tsp dried thyme; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp yellow mustard; 1 small onion, diced; 5 tbsp sour cream; 2 dl cream; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2 tbsp yellow mustard; a pinch salt

It’s delicious, nutritious, and straight up amazing. Here I am, once again, bragging about my own recipe, but it really is delicious! But would it be possible to take it to the next level? Well, I only have one thing to say: Challenge accepted!

Some recipes you’ll find add a touch of cream to the soup for some extra creaminess. Often the soup is topped off with raw onion and a squirt of mustard. Can you see where I’m going with this? I mean you’re read the title: I’m making a creamy mustard sauce to drizzle over the soup. The tanginess of the mustard and the creaminess of, well cream, create a dreamy combo to finish a perfect soup.

This soup is the epitome of hearty Finnish comfort food. It’s a year-round staple and a protein-rich meal — and also gluten free, as long as your peas are handled in a gluten free environment. It’s also a great way to reduce waste by using any extra ham or turkey you have left over. You can easily make it vegan by leaving out the ham, or replacing with your favourite alternatives, for example soya mince, or even just diced carrots.

It’s a food for everyone so give it a try and make it your own. And hey, this recipe freezes extremely well, so you can even make a bigger batch.

Ingredients

Pea Soup

400 g dried peas

400 g cooked ham, cubed

2 l water

2 vegetable stock cubes

2 tsp dried marjoram

1 tsp dried thyme

0.5 tsp black pepper

1 tsp yellow mustard

1 small onion, diced

Mustard Sauce

5 tbsp sour cream

2 dl cream

1 tsp dried thyme

2 tbsp yellow mustard

a pinch salt

Instructions

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Pea Soup

1 Place peas and water into a pan, and let soak overnight, for approximately 8-12 hours.

2 Once soaked, sauté the onion and add to the pan with the peas together with spices, stock cubes and mustard.

3 Bring to a boil, cover and let simmer for 20-25 minutes, stirring every now and then to prevent the soup from burning and sticking.

4 Add in the ham, and let boil for another 15-20 minutes based on your preference of thickness. The longer you boil it the thicker the soup.

Mustard Sauce

5 Add sour cream and cream to a sauce pan on medium-low heat.

6 Bring to a simmer, and let simmer for 3-5 minutes until starting to thicken.

7 Add mustard and thyme.

8 Taste and add salt to taste.

Serve

9 Serve the pea soup in a bowl. Top with the mustard sauce, finely chopped onion and a few sprigs of fresh thyme.

Finnish Pea Soup with a Creamy Mustard Sauce

Ingredients

Pea Soup

Mustard Sauce

Instructions

Pea Soup

Mustard Sauce

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