Recipes · Finnish · Soups and Broths
Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup with Pork)
One serving has 396 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (87%), copper (70%), fiber (52%), zinc (50%), phosphorus (49%) and manganese (48%). Ready in 880 minutes.
- Preparation: 730 min
- Cooking: 150 min
- Makes: 1 serving (514 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, Gluten-free
- Contains: mustard, pork
Ingredients
- 65 g Dried peas, green or yellow (whole or split)
- 350 g Water
- 60 g Pork shoulder, raw, in one piece
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 1 g Salt
- 0.2 g Marjoram, dried
- 8 g Mustard, to serve
Method
- Rinse the dried peas, cover them with plenty of cold water and leave them to soak overnight, for about 12 hours; they swell to about twice their size.
- Drain the peas, put them in a large pot with the fresh water and bring to the boil. Skim off the foam that rises.
- Add the pork in one piece and the onion, chopped. Cover with the lid ajar and simmer very gently for 2-3 hours, stirring now and then so nothing catches, and skim off the pea skins that float to the top.
- When the peas have fallen apart and the soup is thick, lift out the pork, cut it into small pieces, discarding any bone and rind, and return the meat to the pot.
- Season with the salt and the marjoram, rubbed between your fingers. If the soup is too thick, stir in a little hot water; it should be thick but still pour from the ladle.
- Serve hot, with mustard to stir in at the table. In Finland pea soup is the Thursday dish, followed by oven pancake with jam.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 396 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.5 g | |
| Water | 427 mL | |
| Fiber | 15.3 g | 52% |
| Protein | 26 g | 54% |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g | |
| Threonine | 1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.9 g | |
| Lysine | 2.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.4 g | |
| Cystine | 0.31 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.7 g | |
| Valine | 1.3 g | |
| Histidine | 0.79 g | |
| Fat | 13.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 42.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 65.6 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.63 mg | 70% |
| Iron | 4.1 mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 62.8 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.86 mg | 48% |
| Phosphorus | 344 mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 794 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 25.1 µg | 46% |
| Sodium | 534 mg | |
| Zinc | 4 mg | 50% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.96 mg | 87% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.7 mg | 34% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 22% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.34 mg | 26% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 19.6 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.44 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 142 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin A | 7 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3.9 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 42 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.23 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 11.8 µg | 13% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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