Pea soup: useful properties and recipes for cooking

Soup based on pea grits is a vitamin and nourishing treat. But it is consumed carefully, because bean food is considered heavy.

Composition and Calories

The dish on dry peas is more caloric than on young peas. In 100 g of chowder without fat on water contains up to 60 kcal. The caloric value of the product with broth increases slightly - about 70 kcal. Soup with young peas is the least energetically valuable - 30 kcal. Soup with fatty meat additives (cracklings, sausages, smoked meat) is more caloric than other types - about 110 kcal.

It is worth taking into account the calories of the individual components, so, per 100 grams of the dish is:

• Butter - 650 kcal (with fat content from 72%);
• young dill - 35 kcal;
• Non-fat store sour cream (up to 15%) - 150 kcal;
• edible salt - has no energy value;
• carrots, onions - 40 kcal;
• water - is not an energy-valuable product;
• Onion in the form of young feathers - 20 kcal.

The pea dish has the most carbohydrates - 10%. Tangibly less in it proteins and fats - 5% each. Quite a lot of organic acids - 60 g of substance per 1 kg of dish. Dietary fiber in the soup - 10 g.

The list of vitamins: PP, H, E, D, C, B. Valuable elements of the soup: phosphorus, sodium, silicon, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zirconium, zinc, chromium, fluorine, titanium, strontium, selenium, rubidium, tin, nickel, molybdenum, copper, manganese, lithium, cobalt, iodine, iron, vanadium, boron, aluminum.

What are the benefits of pea soup

General benefits

The well-known chowder on peas is a healthy food. This product:

• takes care of improving blood circulation;
• gets rid of vascular spasms;
• prevents the development of depression;
• It promotes sleep;
• is a product that stimulates metabolic processes;
• It is considered a preventive product against colds;
• It is one of the aids against the development of cancer;
• It takes care of the skin;
• It helps to remove toxins;
• Improves the function of the gastrointestinal tract;
• improves brain function;
• gives strength;
• Relieves stress;
• Helps to overcome endocrine disorders;
• Positive effect on visual acuity, eliminates eye fatigue;
• Strengthens defenses, which is why it is useful during epidemics;
• helps to balance fluid levels;
• Helps the body in the regeneration processes;
• It speeds up the digestion of food.

Positive reactions of the body to the use of legumes can be seen in people who do not suffer from gastrointestinal disorders.

For women

Women recommended soup on pea grains to eliminate pain during menstruation. Peas have a positive effect on hemoglobin values, establish the function of reproductive organs, so it is worth to eat peas during menstruation. There are nutrients necessary for women's comfort in peas: protein is important for blood composition; calcium makes hair stronger and accelerates its growth; folic acid is a substance that stimulates tissue repair.

For men

Folic acid is valuable for the male body. Consumption of the vitamin has a positive effect on the number of active sperm cells, improves reproductive function. The constituents of peas are useful for the health of the genital organs, preventing the failure of the excretory tract. Protein is an important substance for increasing muscle mass. Men who are into sports, thanks to peas faster and more fully recover from the load.

Pregnancy

Pregnant women will also benefit from a stew with dried or young peas. It is better to use the dish a couple of times in 7 days. It is good not only for the mother's body, but also for the fetus. Amino acids help the embryo to develop properly. In women, thanks to folic acid, symptoms of toxicosis are reduced, sleep and nervous system stabilized, constipation syndromes disappear, and the mood improves. It is recommended to surcharge the liquid dish with young dill, which neutralizes the possible negative intestinal reaction (pain, gas formation).

When breastfeeding

It is important to remember: the listed useful properties of pea food are manifested if the dish is consumed only during pregnancy. A nursing woman who consumes legumes transmits the composition of the cereal to the baby with milk. The baby's body can not cope with these substances and reacts with allergies, intestinal colic. You can try to eat a small portion of liquid pea food and assess the reaction of your own stomach and intestines. Most likely, the same manifestations will be observed in the child. During this period, it is important to limit not only the consumption of peas, but also other legumes.

For children

Children's body gratefully accepts vegetable protein food, including pea dishes. But the recommended amount of such food is 2 average servings per week. Peas are used as a complementary food. Begin its consumption is advised from 1.5 years, but only in the form of a liquid cream soup from young, juicy peas. The benefits of such a first course for a child:

• strengthening the gastrointestinal tract, heart, blood vessels;
• increase stamina;
• stimulation of appetite;
• Prevention of eye diseases;
• stimulation of brain function, strengthening of memory;
• Improvement of bone tissue properties (including strengthening of teeth).

The baby will also become more alert and energetic.

Is it possible to eat pea soup when losing weight

Soup is considered a low-calorie product that improves the metabolism. It is valuable for anyone who wants to quickly get rid of unwanted body weight. Pea soup helps to eliminate toxins from the body, relieve swelling, cleanse the intestines from accumulations of fecal matter.

It will be difficult to lose weight by consuming soup based on fatty broths. It is worth to use unleavened soups for the diet, without introducing animal fats into their composition. You can sometimes allow yourself a light broth on chicken.

"Pea" diet is used infrequently, so as not to worsen the condition of internal organs. One course of such a diet per year is allowed. It is worth considering that any mono-diet is harmful if you apply it often. Using legumes as a basic diet will lead to the development of flatulence.

Weekly pea diet, which includes a large variety of products, helps to get rid of pounds. It is important to adhere to its principles:

1. To consume a daily liquid meal on any peas.
2. The following dishes are also allowed: porridge on this cereal, pea salad, various cereal porridge, raw or heat-treated vegetables, fruit and berry treats (in any form, but without sugar), dairy products with a small percentage of fat in the composition.
3. It is necessary to give up meat, replacing animal protein with vegetable protein.
4. The recommendation for the daily norm of calories is about 1500.
5. Obligatory abundant drinking. Daily norm is 1.5 liters. The specified volume of fluids includes all kinds of drinks: teas, infusions, purified water. Infrequent consumption of unsweetened coffee is allowed. Store juices producers always sweeten, so they should be abandoned for the period of a week's diet.
6. Within 4 hours before going to bed at night you can only drink weak tea or water. Any food, including dietary, impairs the function of the digestive organs. Its residues in the gastrointestinal tract will cause morning discomfort. Also, meals eaten at night will turn into extra fat. If you have four hours left before the night's rest, you can have a small bowl of lean bean soup. Its energy value does not exceed 100 kcal.

This diet is considered to be effective. On average, during this period, get rid of 5 kg.

Pea soup in medicine

Specialists are cautious about this product. He is included in the list of prohibited foods in many therapeutic diets.

In diabetes mellitus

To strengthen the body with diabetes, it is worth using peas in the diet (especially as a liquid dish). Young peas are saturated with arginine, which is similar in its characteristics to insulin. The product contains only "good" sugars, which do not affect glucose values.

Often experts recommend consuming cooked young peas with vegetables, because the cereal has a low glycemic index. The body assimilates it gradually, reducing harmful cholesterol and glucose levels. It should be taken into account that the potatoes added to the peas are rich in starch, but it is easy to reduce its amount if you soak the vegetable. Carrots after heat treatment have a higher glycemic index than in the raw state, so it is introduced a little.

If you limit yourself to a couple of servings a week, peas will only bring benefits.

For pancreatitis.

Peas are forbidden to enter the menu of those who suffer from exacerbation of pancreatitis. The abundance of fiber can provoke such negative manifestations:

• Diarrhea (due to the aggravation of diarrhea, the cause of which is pancreatitis);
• intestinal colic;
• Loss of valuable minerals from the weakened body;
• bloating of the abdomen (especially active accumulation of gas after eating uncooked cereals).

If a person is faced with a mild form of ailment, which is well treated, he can sometimes eat some pea dishes. This also applies to those diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis. They can introduce some soup into the diet during remission. This is due to the fact that the culture contains a lot of highly digestible protein, which is used by the body to restore the inflamed gland. It is important to consider: preference is given to young peas, which are cooked in the form of soup and well grinded. Vegetable additives in such a dish (pumpkin, cauliflower, potatoes) should also be quality grinded into a delicate mass.

Before boiling the raw material, it is important to soak it, using cool water. In warm liquid groats will quickly begin to ferment.

In addition to soup on peas, you can prepare any treats, but the grinded semi-liquid mass will be absorbed better.

With gastritis

If the patient is faced with a chronic form of the ailment, he should limit himself to green peas. Soups and other treats cooked on dry raw materials will worsen the condition. But even young peas can be used only a little (2 small portions per week).

For the intestines

Pea food helps to cleanse the organ, remove stagnant feces, improve microflora. But in case of intestinal disorders, it is better to avoid the consumption of pea dishes.

In case of constipation.

Thanks to the combination of peas with a vegetable assortment (onions, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes), the dish is enriched with fiber. Bowel motility is improved under the influence of dietary fiber: excretion of feces is softer, painless, becomes systematic. A hot dish has a positive effect on the intestinal microflora.

With gout

In this disease, the use of treats from peas is prohibited. It is also forbidden to eat all varieties of legumes. They contain an excess of protein, which is harmful to everyone who is faced with the "disease of the aristocrats". If you have an uncontrollable desire to eat peas, you should not satisfy it. Even a medium portion of a protein treat will lead to an attack.

In colitis

If a person suffers from colitis, he should also be careful to use peas in his diet. And it is better to simply exclude this culture from the diet.

For the liver

Pea stew will not harm people with liver disorders. The product stimulates the function of the organ, the protein promotes regenerative processes.

With hemorrhoids

Pea grits provoke increased secretion of gases, so when hemorrhoids, food with this ingredient in the composition will bring harm.

In cholecystitis.

Fermentation caused by food based on legumes is harmful to everyone who is faced with this disorder of gallbladder function.

Harms and contraindications

People who eat peas too often can suffer from GI discomfort. For example, there may be increased formation of gas, a feeling of fullness of the stomach. Mature fruits of this culture are known for the abundance of purine bases, so when urolithiasis and gout peas are completely abandoned. Young fruits do not contain harmful components, so they do not do any harm. Dry peas provoke fermentation processes, which is why at ulcers they try not to use them.

During pregnancy, lactation
There are no strict restrictions associated with the use of the dish by pregnant women. Peas concentrate a lot of proteins, vitamins. For the formation of the fetus, a pea dish is very valuable. The only disadvantage of consuming such food during the period of carrying the baby is that the product sometimes causes painful sensations in the intestines. If such syndromes bother a woman, she should limit the amount of peas in her menu.

For gastrointestinal disorders, pregnant women eat peas occasionally or remove them from their diet. Such disorders include the acute phases of certain diseases: kidney ailments, nephritis, cholecystitis, unstable blood pressure, painful gas.

How to cook pea soup: recipes

In the selection are variations with different additives that complement the pleasant taste of peas.

With smoked ribs

The flavor of smoked ribs improves the taste of the dish.

Ingredients:

• vegetable oil (take only light oil) - 85 ml;
• salt, parsley, bay leaf - to taste;
• parsley (peeled root) - 1 pc;
• potatoes (large starchy fruit) - 3 pcs;
• carrots - 1 root vegetable;
• onion (small heads) - 2 pcs;
• peas - 0,3 kg;
• smoked meat (ribs, meat pulp, bacon) - 0,3 kg.

Stages of preparation:

1. Pour steep boiling water on washed (or better - soaked) groats of peas. Boil them for 1 hour.
2. Take small ribs, dip them into the pea mass.
3. Roots, onions are chopped in a medium-sized bar, pass it until it turns golden.
4. In the cooked soft peas enter the potatoes, all the jam, a set of spices. Everything is boiled until the potatoes are cooked.
5. Dress the treat with greens and sour cream.

Tip! It is desirable to infuse a little dish.

With chicken

Chicken broth is a lightweight alternative to fatty broth on smoked meat.

Ingredients:

• Laurel leaf, turmeric, any kind of peppers, salt;
• chicken (any parts) - 0.3 kg;
• peas (better crushed) - 250 g;
• onions, carrots (quite large) - 1 vegetable each;
• large potatoes - 2 pcs.

Cooking steps:

1. Wash the grits (it is worth soaking a whole night).
2. Clean the chicken from unnecessary elements, wash it.
3. Put the meat, groats in a metal container, which is filled with water.
4. Boil the mixture for 60 minutes. Regularly clean the broth from the puffy foam (with it the soup comes out dull, boils).
5. Onions, carrots are finely crumbled, stewed with salt, turmeric and other spices.
6. The potatoes are added to the melted peas.
7. When the potatoes are ready, add the roasted potatoes and boil the mass for 3 more minutes.

Tip! To get a treat with a delicate texture, it should be whipped with an immersion blender for 6 minutes.

With Sausage

Sausage will give the treat a special flavor.

Ingredients:

• set of greens, bay leaf, fine salt;
• Carrots, onions (small vegetables) - 1 pc;
• potatoes (medium starchy) - 2 pcs;
• sausage (any kind) - 0,3 kg;
• peas (better crushed) - 260 g;
• any fat (for frying) - 30 ml.

Preparation steps:

1. Peas are soaked for 4 h.
2. Raw 1 hour boiled in 3 liters of water.
3. Potato bars are introduced, and after 5 min. - Strips of sausage.
4. Passage the crumbled vegetables in any fat.
5. Introduce them into the soup along with salt, aromatic herbs.

Tip! Greens are added to the already cooked soup (you can heat everything together for 1 more minute).

With mushrooms

Mushrooms complement the nutty notes of peas.

Ingredients:

• salt, vegetable oil, pepper - to taste;
• potatoes - to taste (at least 2 pcs.)
• mushrooms (peeled) - 170 g;
• bay leaf, carrots, onions - 1 pc each;
• meat (including bones) - 0.4 kg;
• soda (for processing of peas) - 10 gr;
• Chopped peas - 0.4 kg.

Preparation steps:

1. Cover peas with water (1:2). Add soda, stirring.
2. Leave a container with this mass for the night.
3. Before boiling, the water with the soda is poured out, add a clean one.
4. Boil. Cereals can be cooked in 20 minutes. Sometimes it takes 1 hour to boil.
5. The excess liquid is decanted.
6. At the same time cook the broth. This will take more time - from 2 hours.
7. Mushrooms, onions are crumbled. Mushrooms are first heated in oil, so as to well evaporate the unnecessary broth. Then they are cooked, adding onions.
8. Combine the peas with broth and boil.
9. Add spices, potatoes, salt. Cook until potatoes soften.
10. Add mushrooms, boil for 5 minutes.
11. Infuse the soup, add fatty dairy product, herbs.

Tip! It is worth using not only the meat meat, but also the bones. Such a broth will delight with boiling.

In a multicooker

The kitchen apparatus will help to easily prepare a rich, nourishing dish.

Ingredients:

• salt, vegetable oil, spicy herbs;
• carrots, onions - at least 0.1 kg;
• potatoes (young/old) - 0,2 kg;
• set of smoked meat - 0,5 kg;
• peas (chopped kernels) - 0.3 kg.

Cooking steps:

1. In the machine on the program "Baking" for 10 minutes cook onion, carrots.
2. Potatoes, smoked meat in the form of bars are combined with peas in the multicooker.
3. Pour cool water to the line "Maximum".
4. Turn on the program "Stew / Soup" for 1.5 hours.
5. After the signal of the apparatus about the end of cooking, add salt, spices.

Tip! Characteristics of the devices can vary markedly, so if necessary, change the cooking time.

What kind of peas are better for soup?

Powdered peas, when boiled, stick to the walls and burn. They are not worth taking. Finely ground peas are often processed and spoiled by rodents. Ideal for soup is groats in the form of halves. It absorbs liquid well through the cut and becomes soft.

How long can you store pea soup

Well-chilled lean pea dish will not go bad for another 5 days after cooking. After that, the dish will begin to ferment. Soup, which was supplemented with meat products (ribs, smoked meat), will go bad after 2 days. The same shelf life for soup with pea grains, in which dairy products were added.

Can I freeze

All soups can be frozen, if you do it correctly:

1. Freeze a dish that has just been cooked.
2. Chowder must cool completely, for which it is left in a room.
3. Do not refrigerate the dish for several hours before freezing, because the consistency will noticeably change (it will be difficult to control its thickness during unpacking the mass).
4. You can accelerate the cooling by placing the container with the soup in a sink with cool water, opening the lid.
5. As a container for freezing use special buckets that can be tightly closed.
6. In stores, containers are available in sizes ranging from 0.3 l to 1 l; it is worth picking the most suitable volume, given that the weight of an average portion is 0.3 l.
7. The container is properly washed, dried: it is important that there was no moisture, which will freeze inside the container.

Stages of freezing:

1. At the bottom of each bucket put a portion of meat for 1 person (it will be inconvenient to distribute the meat after defrosting).
2. Filling the container with the mass, trying to maintain a balance of liquid and thick. Also, make sure that the mass does not fill the bucket completely: leave 1 cm of space between the dish and the lid. It is necessary to do this, because the frozen treat will increase in volume.
3. Sign the label label with the date of preparation and type of soup.
4. Place the containers in the freezer, placing them on a flat surface.
5. Set the temperature in the chamber to -18 degrees. In older refrigerators, you should place the buckets with the dish as close to the back of the freezer as possible. It is cooler there and less likely to experience temperature changes.

If the dish is frozen in a bag, the soup is poured into it as follows: a portion of the pea pulp is placed in the bag, "sucking" the air out of it. Then this container is tightly sealed/sealed/glued, not forgetting the label with the date, the name of the dish. Stack the preparations in the chamber.

Soup with meat additives in a fatty broth should not be kept longer than 3 months. A liquid dish with a dairy product does not lose its qualities up to 2 months. If you adhere to the described principles, the taste and smell of the frozen product will not change. Repeated freezing is not recommended. If there is no suitable container for freezing, and you need to send the dish to the freezer very quickly, you can spread the soup in dense plastic bags. For homogeneous cream soups, such a container would be particularly well suited. If the soup mass contains bones, it is better to take them out so as not to damage the polyethylene.

To defrost a liquid dish for dinner, you should take it out of the chamber in the morning, transferring it to the general compartment. There the mass will thaw well. Before using the billet, it is poured into a saucepan and heated over low heat. It is not necessary to boil the mass.

Very quickly you can prepare frozen soup for consumption, if you use a microwave. In it set a container with pea pulp and select the program "Rapid defrosting".

The soup, which has been stored in a bag, can also first be partially defrosted in the common chamber of the refrigerator, and then placed in a pot on the fire. Another way to accelerate defrosting is to drop the bag into a container of heated water, and finish heating in a saucepan.

Can we give dogs pea soup?

There is no unambiguous opinion among dog breeders on this subject. Some exclude the possibility of introducing legumes into the menu of the pet, while others are sure that it is possible to add these products a little at a time.

It is worth considering all the peculiarities of the effect of legumes on the dog's body. Peas are considered a rich source of valuable components: vitamins, lipids, proteins, "good carbohydrates", trace elements. The digestive system of dogs is not identical to that of humans. A pet's intestines have far fewer enzymes that aid in digestion. The pet may experience gastrointestinal malfunctions after consuming pea pulp. The consequence is flatulence (accumulation of gas, frequent secretion of gas). At first this may not be harmful to the pet, but it will cause unpleasant odors near the pet. And over time, the dog will begin to suffer from pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and a discharge of blood in the feces.

Traditional pea soup is completely contraindicated for the pet. Such treats include not only difficult to digest peas, but also potatoes and meat. These foods can be a severe test for the pet's digestive system.

Boiled potatoes are also harmful because they often lead to obesity. The simultaneous consumption of meat products and peas causes serious damage to the internal organs of the dog.

Treat the pet to only a small portion of a special diet variation of the dish. It is prepared with the following components: water, carrots, pea grits, celery root. Raw materials must be soaked before being sent to the pot. The soup should turn out quite liquid.

Interesting facts about peas

It is worth familiarizing yourself with interesting information about the product:

1. There are only 7 varieties of this crop.
2. The most popular variety is sown peas, the length of its stem sometimes reaches 2 m.
3. When peas began to be used in cooking is unknown, but specialists found the first mention of the name of the culture in ancient India.
4. Peas are sometimes called vegetables, but botanically speaking, they are seeds.
5. In a year, 16 million tons of peas are produced on the planet.
6. The meaning of the name "pea" is "ground" because these fruits used to be ground into flour.
7. Pea grains, which were discovered in Switzerland, are at least 20,000 years old.
8. Green peas have been consumed since the 17th century.
9. Thomas Jefferson (one of America's former presidents) bred more than 30 varieties of the crop.
10. German soldiers often ate sausage made with pea powder, meat, and lard.
11. China, Russia, and Canada provide half of the world's pea grits.
12. The people of Poland used to have peas as the main treat at weddings.
13. Johann Mendel (the "creator" of genetics) was able to discover heredity thanks to his experiments on this crop.

In the absence of restrictions in the diet (related to health conditions) liquid pea dishes are worth consuming unambiguously. They saturate the body with plant protein and strengthen many of its systems.

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