Every housewife knows about the benefits of peas, but cooking them correctly and quickly is a big problem, at least for many.
Some people refuse to cook pea dishes because they have to be boiled for a very long time. And they also have to be soaked for 8 hours beforehand so that the peas cook faster.
Clever cooking methods will help solve the problem much faster.
How to quickly cook peas
If you don't have time to spend a lot of time fiddling with peas, use time-tested methods to get peas soft in just 5-30 minutes.
Before you start cooking the peas, rinse them under running water. Do this until the water becomes clear and not cloudy.
Now you can move on to the next step: put the prepared peas in a saucepan with salted cold water and put it on the stove. Wait until it boils and after 7-10 minutes add 1/2 cup of cold water to the saucepan and let it boil.
After this trick, the peas will become soft in just a few minutes. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.
Another way to make peas soft and crumbly much faster. One interesting ingredient will help peas cook quickly.
Add baking soda to the pan in which the peas are boiled 15 minutes after the water boils.
Add soda at a rate of 1/2 teaspoon of soda per 2 liters of liquid and be careful not to overdo it with soda. If you do not observe the proportions, you can spoil the taste of the dish.
This unusual method allows you to achieve soft peas in just 5-7 minutes.
