Grochowka

Name: Grochowka
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 2 cups split peas; 200g smoked pork or bacon; 2 carrots, diced; 2 potatoes, diced

Grochówka/groh-HOOV-kah/

Also known as: Polish Split Pea Soup

About this dish

A thick, hearty Polish split pea soup with smoked meat, often served in a bread bowl.

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Ingredients

🫘2 cups split peas

🥓200g smoked pork or bacon

🥕2 carrots, diced

🥔2 potatoes, diced

Method

Serves 2

Soak the split peas if needed, then simmer in water with smoked pork until soft.

Sauté onion, carrot, and celery until softened.

Add the sautéed vegetables and diced potato to the pot.

Simmer until the peas break down and the soup thickens.

Season with marjoram and serve hot.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Grochowka is a traditional Polish soup made from split peas and smoked pork, a warming staple especially in colder months.

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