Pea soup is loved by many, since it is simple invery tasty and nutritious. Legumes, to which the pea belongs, contain vegetable protein, as well as many useful trace elements. And if you cook this first dish on a meat broth - for example, a pea soup with beef, - then a bowl of soup may well become a full-fledged lunch. 
Pea soup with meat broth
Ingredients:
- 600 g of beef brisket
- 300 g of peas
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 150 g smoked bacon
- 2 potatoes
- salt, pepper, bay leaf, greens
Cooking method: Peas thoroughly rinse, pour water overnight to swell. Wash meat well and keep it in cold water for about 30 minutes. Put beef, peeled onions and carrots, bay leaf, fragrant and black pepper into the pan, pour cold water and put on fire. Bring to a boil, remove the foam and cook on low heat until the meat is ready. Peas must be thrown on a strainer, put into a saucepan, poured with broth and cook on low heat until it becomes soft. Add the peeled and sliced potatoes and continue cooking. Smoked chicken cut into small cubes and fry in a frying pan, add bay leaf, chopped onions and carrots and put out all together for 5-7 minutes. Add the vegetables in a saucepan with soup, add salt to taste and bring to a boil. Let it brew for 15-20 minutes. Before serving, put cut boiled beef into each plate and decorate the soup with herbs. The recipe is simple and completely accessible. 
Pea soup with meat and croutons
Ingredients:
- 600 g beef knuckle
- 400 g of peas
- 150-200 g smoked bacon
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 100 g white bread bread crumbs
- salt, pepper, bay leaves
Recipe: Peas washed, pour cold water and leave overnight to swell. Wash meat, pour cold water and leave for 30-40 minutes. Put meat, spices, onions and carrots in a saucepan, add water and cook broth. Peas tossed on a sieve, put it in a saucepan, pour broth and cook until it becomes completely soft. Prepare the roast. For this, fry the diced breast, carrots, onions in a frying pan. Add the seasoned vegetables, chopped boiled beef, salt, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Let the soup brew for 15-20 minutes. Before serving, pea soup with beef sprinkled with croutons. They are easy to prepare: white bread cut into cubes or strips and dried in a frying pan, previously rubbed with garlic cloves. Each recipe has its own flavor, but none of them require any special effort or inaccessible products. Moreover, you can make your own additions to any recipe, because cooking is a creative process. Good luck and good appetite! We advise you to read:
