Split Pea Soup (Aimee)

Split Pea Soup

1. in an 8 Quart stick pot place one Honey baked han bone and fill 3/4 full with water.

2. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and on elarge onion chopped.

3. Place on medium heat and simmer at a low boil for 3-4 hours, or until ham falls off of bone.

4. Using a straining ladle, take out bone and ham from stock.

5. Sort out meat and replace into stock.

6. Add the following to the ham and stock:

6-7 large carrots sliced
4-5 medium potatoes cut into chunks

7. continue to simmer until veggies are tender, but not fully cooked-about an hour.

8. Add one large bag (4-5 cups) of dry split peas

9. Add 4-5 beef bouillon cubes for flavor

10. Simmer for an additional hour, until peas begin to soften and veggies are fully cooked......it will thicken ( a lot!) once it's refrierated.

11. enjoy!