Split-Pea Soup & Rick Bragg

I had a graving for Split-Pea Soup. Have I ever made it or had a good split-soup? No. After looking over recipes, I created what I thought I would like.

for color, oranges in my photo but not in soup

1 large crockpot

1 smoked hamhock

2 chopped sweet onions

1 pack of Knorr's Leek Soup

8 cups of water

some garlic

1 pack of shredded carrots

salt and pepper

1 pack of dried split peas (but don't use the flavoring packet). In the AM, throw all in and get crockpotting for a few hours. After a few hours, add some chopped russet potatoes. You want the peas to get to a creaminess consistancy, then dig in, delicious. Feedback and suggestions are welcome.

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