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Split Pea Soup with Ham

Source of Recipe

Family Circus


List of Ingredients

1 lb dried split peas, picike dover and rinsed
2 russet potatoes peeled and diced
1 med onion, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 ham hock
3 large vegatable bouillon cubes
8 c water
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp salt
3 small carrots, sliced
3 ribs celery, sliced
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp black pepper




Recipe

Combine peas, potatoes, onion, garlic, ham hocks, bouillon cubes, water, bay leaf, and salt in slow cooker stiring to break up bouillon cubes. Cover and cook on HIGh for 2 hours or LOW for 3 hours.

Remove cover and stir in carrots, celery and thyme. Cover and cook about 2 hours on HIGh or 3 hours on LOW, peas, and potatoes should be very tender.

Remove ham hocks and bay leaf from slow cooker, discard. Soup is very hot so puree carefully in batches in blender until completely smooth. Stir in black pepper.