Split Pea Soup

[Catfish]

My updated recipe:

Split Pea Soup

Prep Time 20mins.
Cook Time: 6 - 7 Hours
Yield: A LOT of Split Pea Soup!

1 8Qt. Crock Pot

5 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 large onion sliced thin or diced
2 lbs. Ham cubed
15 Garlic cloves crushed
2lb. Dried Split Peas
4-5 Bay leaves
2 Qt. Chicken Stock
1lb. Baby carrots
Garlic Salt
Black Pepper

I rinse and soak my peas overnight prior to cooking. Just prior to putting them into the crock, I drain them and rinse them well.

Turn the crockpot to Auto if you have that setting, high if you do not.
Add the Olive oil, onions, ham, garlic, bay leaves and peas in that order.
Lightly garlic salt and heavily pepper the top then add the chicken stock.
After 2 hours, turn the crock pot to low if you do not have the automatic feature.
After approx. 3 additional hours, taste test the broth and add more black pepper and a small amount of garlic salt.
Add the Baby carrots and stir them in.
Wait 1 hour for the carrots to soften and turn off the heat.

Really great soup served immediately, even better the next day.

I did this recipe just the other day. OMFG... I could have slathered this stuff all over the Lovely Mrs. Fish and... Well... You get the point.