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Tomato and Pea Soup

Tomato and pea soup from Erken's Stor kokebok (1914): tomato purée and pea purée cooked separately, pressed through a sieve, combined and thinned with 1.5-2 l vegetable stock; seasoned with butter, parsley and salt and simmered 5 minutes.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 61 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A summer soup from the soup chapter of "Stor kokebok" (1914), in which two purées - of tomato and fresh peas - are combined and thinned with vegetable stock.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook the tomatoes

    Cut up the tomatoes and cook them on their own.

  2. 2

    Cook the peas

    Shell the peas - around 1 liter of shelled peas - and cook them on their own in boiling, salted water.

  3. 3

    Press and measure

    Press both through a sieve once they are cooked, and measure out the purées.

  4. 4

    Combine and thin

    Combine the purées in the pot and thin with the vegetable stock.

  5. 5

    Season and cook

    Add the butter, finely chopped parsley and salt to taste. Let the soup simmer for 5 minutes.

Changes from the original

Quantities have been converted to modern units and "pilerter" has been modernized to fresh peas. "Gronsakekraft" is spelled vegetable stock. The method has been divided into numbered steps.

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1949 (proofread, p. 73) → 1914 (proofread, p. 61)~57% of the text changedremovedadded
% 1. 1 l. tomatpuré y 2 1. 1 l. ertepuré 1½—2 l. grønsakekraft 1 y 2 —2 1. grønnsakkraft x spiseskje spiseske persille salt 30 gr. smør. Tomatene Tomaterne skjæres op og kokes for sig; ertene renses — erterne renses, omkring 1 34 1* l. rensede piller­ter pilerter koker for sig i kokende, saltet vann. vand. Efter å at være kokt, presset gjennem sikt sigt og målt maalt blandes puréene sam­men puréerne sammen i gryten, spes spædes op med grønnsakkraften, tilsettes smøret, grønsakekraften, tilsættes smørret, finhakket persille og salt efter smak. — Småkoker Smaakoker 5 minutter.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I make the purées?
The tomatoes are cut up and cooked on their own, while about 1 liter of shelled peas is cooked on its own in boiling, salted water. Both are pressed through a sieve, measured (1 liter of each) and combined in the pot.
How long should the soup cook at the end?
After the purées are combined, thinned with 1 1/2-2 liters of vegetable stock and seasoned with butter, chopped parsley and salt, the soup simmers for only 5 minutes.
How much butter and parsley go in?
30 grams of butter and 1 tablespoon of finely chopped parsley, plus salt to taste.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schonberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 61. It is intended for 6 servings.

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