Foresight Pease Pudding, 410 g

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Pease pudding hot, Pease pudding cold, Pease pudding in the pot nine days old. Some like it hot, some like it cold, some like it in the pot, nine days old. Ham in Pease Pudding Pease in the middle English word for pea. The name Pease pudding refers to a type of porridge made from peas. It was not made from fresh peas but dried split peas which keep well all year round. The addition of water, spices and a ham or bacon joint turn the peas into pease pudding. In parts of the Midlands [ citation needed], it replaces mushy peas as a traditional accompaniment to fish and chips, although the distinction is largely the name and tendency for mushy peas to be green. In both cases, the starchy "field peas" used are harvested dry, as opposed to "sweet peas", which are the same species harvested fresh. The best pease pudding sandwiches come in a stottie– a traditional Geordie treat in its own right. The stottie cake is a big bread disc with a dimple in the middle which you cut into triangular slices for your sarnies. Now, I know many UK regions each have a bread roll which doesn’t really differ from area to area – baps, barms, muffins, buns, oven bottoms – but the stottie is different. It’s a very heavy, dense bread which is satisfyingly chewy and very filling. And perfect with pease pudding. Boil for two and half hours, then remove from the pan, squeeze the bag over the pan to extract excess water, then sit the bag in a colander to finish draining for a minute or two.

The ham shank is only used to flavor the broth. Once you have used it, you can save it to use the ham for Ham & Split Pea Soup. If you don’t want to use ham at all, simply skip steps 2, 3 and 4 of the recipe and cook the peas in plain water. What do you serve pease with pease pudding?Pease pudding is also known as Pease pottage or Pease porridge. The invention of a pudding cloth made it easy to cook a joint of ham and the dried split peas together. This is probably why it became known as Pease pudding. Pease pudding also featured in Geordie Shore season 16 episode 10 as the cast members handed out leaflets and samples promoting the product. [ citation needed]

Add the split peas to a bowl and cover with water, make sure they are well covered. Leave overnight, or 8 hours to soak at room temperature.You can press the mixture into a curved cereal bowl, then turn over and tap the bottom to remove. This will give the pease pudding a nice domed shape.

In Middle English, 'pease' was a mass noun, used in the same way as ' flour' or ' oatmeal'. The modern singular 'pea' and its plural 'peas' derive from this. Spoon portions of pease pudding into the freezer bags or freezer-safe containers. One portion into each bag or container. This means when it comes to defrosting the pease pudding, you can grab out the perfect amount and not waste any.Rinse the peas, and then place them into a clean pudding bag, or a large piece of muslin. I use a large muslin jelly bag for mine. You can also use a thin cotton tea towel. Make sure you allow room for the peas to expand in the bag. In mum's original recipe above, she doesn't add the onion, but I remember her adding an onion to the water, and then mashing it up with the pease pudding sometimes. In Greek cuisine, a similar dish is called fava (Φάβα). Despite the name, it is usually made from yellow split peas, not broad beans. The mashed peas are usually drizzled with olive oil and topped with chopped raw onions. [5] Recipe [ edit ] You can keep Pease pudding in the fridge covered for a few days. What can you eat with Pease pudding?