soaking split green peas, do I have to bother?

lobbyludd

as title really, - packet says overnight in cold water, my recipe (for soup) says nothing about it. They've been soaking foir 2 hours and I want to eat the soup at work tommorrow for lunch if poss.

any experiences?

Uniscots97

thats normally how long i soak them for then cook (with plenty of water) in slow cooker overnight

squeaky

If doing something in the slow cooker I've never bothered soaking split peas. But... that's always been based on a recipe on low and cooked for a minimum of eight hours.

lobbyludd

thanks,

as an update the recipe is from my swiss step mum, and is ancient (the recipe, not her) she may just have assumed I knew that I had to soak them, hence the q...

but soaked for 2 hours in cold water, boiled for 10 mins, simmered for 2 hours, and then left overnight in the soup mixture, and they've turned out just dandy, can't wait to eat the soup for lunch

squeaky

And the recipe is...???