Savory Split Pea and Sausage Soup

• 1 lb dry split peas
• 2 quarts water
• 2 ham hocks
• 1 chopped onion
• 12 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 12 teaspoon marjoram
• 34 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 34 lb kielbasa, ring cut into bite size pieces

1. Cover split peas with 2 quarts of water.
2. Bring to boil for 2 minutes, and then remove from heat and soak for 1 hour.
3. Add hamhocks, onion, garlic salt, marjoram, and red pepper flakes.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Add bay leaves, celery, carrots, and chicken bouillon.
6. Reduce heat to simmer.
7. Simmer for 2 hours and stir occasionally.
8. Remove hamhocks and cut meat from ham hock and return to soup.
9. Discard fatty portions.
10. Add sausage chunks and simmer for 1 hour.
11. Serve and enjoy.

peas, water, ham hocks, onion, garlic salt, chicken, bay leaves, red pepper, marjoram, celery, carrot, kielbasa

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/savory-split-pea-and-sausage-soup-79852 (may not work)