{"id":333,"date":"2022-02-24T16:40:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morethanmeatballs.com\/?p=333"},"modified":"2022-02-24T18:28:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:28:27","slug":"the-curse-of-a-king-pea-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morethanmeatballs.com\/?p=333","title":{"rendered":"The king’s curse – pea soup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The soup that killed a king<\/h3>\n
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Soup made from dried yellow peas and cured belly pork is in my view the most traditional and typical of the Swedish traditional kitchen. We know that pea soup has been eaten as far back at the 13th century, but there is all reason to believe the dish is far older than that.<\/p>\n

\"CarlshamnsAn excellent dish for the larger household since it really benefits from being cooked in large quantities, and it’s the ultimate one-pot-meal. Chuck the soaked peas into a pot together with some cured belly pork and onion, add water to cover and a bit more then pop it on the heat source of your choice and leave it for a couple of hours whilst you do something interesting. <\/p>\n

Back in the days when I could have dinner parties “peas and Swedish Punsch<\/a> Thursday” was always a popular event. If my guests didn’t appreciate the pea soup or the Swedish Punsch<\/a>, they certainly did the pancake which traditionally follow as a dessert. <\/p>\n

This dish is excellent use of both pressure cooker and slow cooker. If you use a pressure cooker there’s no need for soaking the peas overnight, and with a slow cooker you simply put the peas to soak before going to bed the day prior to cooking and then pop them in the slow cooker in the morning before work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So, what about the king?<\/h3>\n

Erik XIV was king of Sweden<\/a> between 1560 and 1568, when he was deposed for being as mad as a hatter. Obviously the reasons behind his deposement was far more complex – he’d managed to alienate not only his half-brothers, the dukes, but also large portions of the powerful nobility, partly because he’d snuffed their daughters and instead married his fancy woman – the daughter of a miller.<\/p>\n

He was held prisoner for nine years until he died at \u00d6rbyhus Castle in 1577, according to popular legend after being given poisoned pea soup.  <\/p>\n

Is it true? In the 1950’s his grave was opened and his remains exhumed. They did find evidence that he’d been poisoned with arsenic, but sadly found no proof for the infamous pea soup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pea and ham soup<\/h2>\n
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There is next to no effort involved in making this soup and it greatly benefits from being cooked in big batches. I used to volunteer cooking for a soup kitchen and occasionally made this soup. It's quite possibly the one of the easiest and cheapest way to serve 50 people a great meal for very little money.<\/span>
<\/div>This soup can easily be made vegan by simply leaving out the meat. Contains no gluten, no dairy. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Cook Time <\/span>2 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Resting time <\/span>12 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course <\/span>Main Course, Soup<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine <\/span>Swedish Traditional<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Servings <\/span>4<\/span> portions<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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