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Saltkjöt og baunir
Salted lamb with split pea soup
Icelandic Shrove Tuesday salted lamb with yellow split-pea soup
Sprengidagur, 'bursting day', is Iceland's Shrove Tuesday, and the custom is to eat salted lamb and split-pea soup until you can eat no more before Lent begins. Salted lamb is simmered in a thick yellow split-pea soup with onion, carrot, swede and potato, then the meat is sliced and served alongside the soup. The common mistake is skipping the soak, so the meat is too salty to eat; soak it overnight in the fridge. Chef's tip: cook the meat in the soup itself so its flavour seasons the peas, and only add salt at the end, after tasting.
- Total time
- 170 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 14 oz yellow split peasrinsed
- 10 ½ cups water
- 1 onionchopped
- 2 carrotsin chunks
- 10 ½ oz swedein chunks
- 1 ⅛ lb potatoesin chunks
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Soak the 2 ⅝ lb salted lamb (or lightly salted lamb shoulder on the bone) in cold water in the fridge overnight, then drain.
5 minStep 2: Put the 14 oz yellow split peas, 10 ½ cups water, 1 onion and 1 bay leaf in a large pot and bring to a boil, skimming off the foam. Add the lamb and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
60 minStep 4: Lift out the lamb and slice it. Season the soup with ½ tsp black pepper, and salt only if needed after tasting. Serve the soup in bowls with the lamb and vegetables on the side.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 40 g
- Carbs
- 45 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 14 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does saltkjöt og baunir take?
- About 170 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 150 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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