YUMLICIOUS HAM HOCKS AND PEA SOUP

YUMLICIOUS EASY PEA SOUP WITH HAM HOCKS OR HAM BONE
INGREDIENTS:

2 HAM HOCKS OR HAM BONE
16 OZ PKG OF SPLIT PEAS
2 CUPS CHOPPED CARROTS
2 CUPS CHOPPED CELERY
2 MED ONIONS CHOPPED
1 TSP SALT AND 1/4 PEPPER TO TASTE
CUT UP PIECES OF HAM FROM BONE OR BAKED HAM

PUT GREEN SPLIT PEAS IN DUTCH OVEN AND COVER WITH 2' OF WATER. BRING TO A BOIL, LOWER HEAT AND SIMMER FOR 5 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND STRAIN TO REMOVE WATER.

FILL DUTCH OVEN WITH 2 1/2 OR 3 QUARTS OF WATER. ADD PEAS, HAM HOCKS, CELERY, ONION, CARROTS, SALT AND PEPPER. BRING TO BOIL, LOWER AND SIMMER FOR 1-1/2 TO 2 HOURS. 

A DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS MEAL FOR A COLD BLIZZARD  DAY AS WE ARE HAVING HERE IN New England. THREE NOR'EASTERS IN 2 WEEKS. 

JUST ONE OF "MY YUMLICIOUS RECIPIES"