Split Pea Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dried split peas
• 7 cups water
• 2 stalks celery (diced)
• 1 onion (diced)
• 2 carrots (diced)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 smoked lamb hock

Recipe

• 1 wash peas and then soak overnight in 2 cups of water.
• 2 drain peas.
• 3 put about 4 cups of water in a kettle along with all the other ingredients. make sure the ham hock is covered with water (very important), so you may need more water.
• 4 bring to a boil, continue boiling for about 45 minutes.
• 5 simmer for 45 more minutes until the meat is done.
• 6 remove meat, let it cool, and remove from bone, cut it up and put back in the soup.
• 7 add your last cup of water and bring back to a boil.
• 8 enjoy!